Sobering and Tough

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Sobering adjective - Tending to make sober or more serious.

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Tough and sobering are semantically related. in crucial topic. In some cases you can use "Tough" instead an adjective "Sobering".

Nearby Words: sober, soberness, sobered

Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.

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Sobering and tough are semantically related. You can use "Sobering" instead an adjective "Tough".

Nearby Words: toughness, toughen, toughening, tougher, toughed

Jerry Lewis knocking the martini out of Dean Martin's hands causes Martin to start kicking Jerry's ass (after a few sobering "tough love" slaps from Frank Sinatra).

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