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uninebriated

uninebriated

7.8
A person who is not affected by alcohol
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪˈniːbrieɪtɪd/
translation icon : sobrio
  • Despite the late hour, the driver remained uninebriated and fully alert.

Examples

  • She was one of the few uninebriated guests at the party, quietly sipping sparkling water.

  • The police only questioned those who appeared uninebriated after the incident.

  • She was completely uninebriated after the party.

  • He prefers to stay uninebriated during social events.

  • Despite the late hour, the driver remained uninebriated and fully alert.

  • She was one of the few uninebriated guests at the party, quietly sipping sparkling water.

  • The police only questioned those who appeared uninebriated after the incident.

Synonyms

sober
vsuninebriated
269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

limits this to absence of alcohol effects rather than to drugs too
cold sober
vsuninebriated
  • Informal
4 6.2

Completely free of alcohol or drugs

refers to absence of alcohol effects without emphasising other substances or totality
stone cold sober
vsuninebriated
  • Informal
3 5.6

Not affected by alcohol or drugs at all

focuses specifically on absence of alcohol rather than absence of other substances
stone-sober
vsuninebriated
  • Informal
1 6.9

Shows no signs of being drunk

refers to absence of alcohol effects without stressing total completeness
unsmashed
vsuninebriated
  • Slang
8.8

Not drunk or affected by alcohol

speaks more generally about absence of alcohol effects rather than the label
unintoxicated
vsuninebriated
6.7

Not affected by alcohol or drugs

restricts meaning to alcohol absence not necessarily to absence of drugs
undrunk
vsuninebriated
8.5

Not consumed as a drink or not affected by alcohol

means only absence of alcohol effect not the not consumed sense
unfried
vsuninebriated
  • Slang
8.8

Alert and not tired or drunk

refers only to absence of alcohol effects rather than general alertness
undissipated
vsuninebriated
8.1

Serious and controlled in behaviour, not given to excess

applies to absence of alcohol effects rather than moral restraint or character
unstoned
vsuninebriated
  • NSFW
8.1

With the hard pit still inside or not being high from drugs

concerns absence of alcohol effects not surgical outcomes or drug specific states

Antonyms

inebriated
  • Formal
8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

How Sober

uninebriated
7.8
tipsy
  • Informal
18 4.8
drunk
1.6

Surface Forms

uninebriated positive

Morphology

uninebriated = inebriated (transparent) = un + inebriate + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the existing adjective 'inebriated', giving 'not drunk', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word uninebriated is formed from un- meaning 'not' and inebriated, which comes from an old Latin word ebrius meaning 'drunk'. So uninebriated simply means 'not drunk' or sober, and it reminds us that the person is clear-headed after drinking.