1
as in excessiveness
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits
a short, unhappy life characterized chiefly by insobriety
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as in alcoholism
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
her once-promising singing career was undermined by insobriety and emotional instability
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Recent Examples of insobriety
Morel-Cruz stayed at the scene, where he was arrested after officers determined his insobriety with field tests.
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Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 26 Oct. 2020
Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 26 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insobriety
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Competition entry Garance stars Exarchopoulos as a jobbing actress navigating the instability of her profession, alcoholism, family tragedy and love.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Thanks in part to editor Laurence Briaud, that easy and immersive structure aptly suggests that everything Garance experiences while her alcoholism advances happens during a single unit of time.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Equity Residential owns and manages in excess of 300 rental properties consisting of more than 85,000 apartment units, its website shows.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Susquehanna was awarded roughly half the possible score in this category, while any college with net tuition revenue per student in excess of $30,000 received full credit.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Insobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insobriety. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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