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[ soh-ber-mahyn-did ] / ˈsoʊ bərˈmaɪn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sober-minded ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of sober-mindedFirst recorded in 1525–35 OTHER WORDS FROM sober-mindedso·ber-mind·ed·ness, nounWords nearby sober-mindedsobeit, sober, sober as a judge, sober-headed, soberize, sober-minded, Sobers, sobersided, sobersides, Sobhuza II, Sobieski Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sober-mindedHe was replaced by Mike McMahon, a sober-minded city councilman with deep roots in Democratic politics in the city. Grimm’s Dysfunctional District|David Freedlander|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even Rand Paul has carefully repositioned himself as a sober-minded U.S. Senator, distancing himself from paranoia and bigotry. Cruz's Secret Weapon: Republican Despair|David Frum|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST On this day he actually had the look of a reliable, responsible, sober-minded man. Charlie Wilson's CIA Adventures|George Crile|February 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST The sober-minded English people were quite as much impressed. Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864|Various
It was a serious, sober-minded England in which the youth Dryden found himself. Palamon and Arcite|John Dryden There is much to shock the sober-minded as there is in Paris, but the sober-minded should not go to Trouville. In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd But even a sober-minded individual could not always steer himself so as to escape an adventure. The Guerilla Chief|Mayne Reid Fine privileges, if honest, sober-minded Christians are to learn the way to Heaven from heathens and idolaters. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath|E.M. Gollan (AKA Rita)
Words related to sober-mindedearthy, folksy, informal, levelheaded, matter-of-fact, natural, pragmatic, real, realistic, reasonable, rustic, sensible, simple, unassuming, unpretentious, commonsensical, plainspoken |