Sober and Tight

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Sober

Sober adjective - Not having one's mind affected by alcohol.
Usage example: it's important to stay sober if you're going to be driving a car
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Tight is an antonym for sober in abstinent topic.
Nearby Words: soberly, soberness, sobering, sobered

Tight

Tight adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.
Usage example: having spent several hours getting nice and tight, the campus Romeo was having performance problems
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Sober is an antonym for tight in topics: close, difficult, stingy, intoxicated, sealed.
Nearby Words: tighten, tightness, tightly
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  • Bait and Switch In Dead of Night, ventriloquist Maxwell Frere (Michael Redgrave) has his puppet, "Hugo", bow out with the words, "Good night, sleep tight, wake up sober."
    Source: Bait and Switch
  • Radar / Film And Hugo's parting words to the audience are: "Good night, sleep tight, wake up sober."
    Source: Radar / Film
  • City Lights had a character who was exceedingly friendly and generous when drunk, but tight fisted and mean when sober.
    Source: Sentimental Drunk
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