soberingadjective
uk/ˈsəʊ.bər.ɪŋ/us/ˈsoʊ.bɚ.ɪŋ/making you feel serious or think about serious matters:
a sobering thought
Surviving a car accident is a sobering experience.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Serious and unpleasant
- abominable
- abysmal
- apocalyptic
- appalling
- awfully
- belief
- corrosive
- grim
- grisly
- grotesque
- gruesome
- hate
- noxious
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- shitty
- shocking
- stinking
- wretched
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