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单词 sobering
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Examples of 'sobering' in a sentence
sobering

Ma flashed me a look of approval for sobering him up so quickly.It was all famous stuff, nearly all of it, anyway, and it was sobering to stroll round and see so much impressive sculpture.She put her hand on my chest to stop me falling and I could feel its sobering power as her touch worked its magic.

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sobering

British English: sobering ADJECTIVE
You say that something is a sobering thought or has a sobering effect when a situation seems serious and makes you become serious and thoughtful.
Statistics paint a sobering picture–unemployment, and lower home values.
  • American English: sobering
  • Brazilian Portuguese: que nos fazer refletir
  • Chinese: 令人深思的
  • European Spanish: instructivo
  • French: qui fait réfléchir
  • German: ernüchternd
  • Italian: che dà a riflettere
  • Japanese: 深刻な
  • Korean: 정신이 번쩍 드는
  • European Portuguese: que nos fazer refletir
  • Latin American Spanish: preocupante

(adjective) 
a sobering thought
Synonyms
depressing
the depressing thought of his mother's death
discouraging
We have had a discouraging response to our appeal.
daunting
Occasionally I find the prospect daunting.
saddening
dispiriting
It's very dispiriting to be out of a job.
disheartening

Additional synonyms

in the sense of daunting
Definition
intimidating or worrying
Occasionally I find the prospect daunting.
Synonyms
intimidating,
alarming,
frightening,
discouraging,
awesome,
unnerving,
disconcerting,
demoralizing,
off-putting (British, informal),
disheartening
in the sense of discouraging
We have had a discouraging response to our appeal.
Synonyms
disheartening,
disappointing,
depressing,
daunting,
dampening,
unfavourable,
off-putting (British, informal),
dispiriting,
unpropitious
in the sense of dispiriting
It's very dispiriting to be out of a job.
Synonyms
disheartening,
disappointing,
depressing,
crushing,
discouraging,
daunting,
sickening,
saddening,
demoralizing

Nearby words of
sobering

  • soar
  • sob
  • sober
  • sobering
  • sobersides
  • sobriety
  • soccer

Related terms of
sobering

  • sober

Synonyms of 'sobering'

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