sobering Definition

serious, grim, bleak, gloomy, troubling, disquieting, disturbing, somber, instructive, worrisome, dismal, alarming, disappointing, sombre, tragic, sad, worrying, eloquent, solemn, realistic, dim, sensible, didactic, revealing, dark, clear-headed, cool-headed, sober-minded, thought-provoking, dispiriting, stark, startling, depressing, frightening, chilling, shocking, unsettling, horrifying, dire, disheartening, ominous, poignant, scary, damning, unnerving, disconcerting, heartbreaking, rosy, heartening, harrowing, jarring, terrifying, enlightening, dismaying, surprising, distressing, salutary, humbling, glum, downbeat, reassuring, fascinating, horrific, dreary, uplifting, chastening, staggering, unpleasant, prophetic, riveting, devastating, comforting, painful, daunting, surreal, cheerless, dreadful, demoralizing, discomforting, bittersweet, prescient, inescapable, unsurprising, dramatic, saddening, dour, heartwarming, gruesome, grisly, wrenching, vivid, heartrending, profound, nightmarish, sorrowful, tantalizing, frightful, cautionary, terrible, haunting,