80 entries under sober topic. ×

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realistic(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, excite)
13
pragmatic(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, excite)
11
down-to-earth(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, excite)
11
practical(adjective, hard, sound, simple, reasonable)
10
cold(adjective, calm, cool, cruel, rational)
8
impassive(adjective, calm, dull, cool, simple)
7
flat(adjective, calm, dull, cool, simple)
7
impersonal(adjective, cool, cold, rational, straightforward)
7
sensible(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, rational)
6
reasonable(adjective, hard, sound, sensible, rational)
6
unemotional(adjective, calm, dull, cool, excite)
6
unimpassioned(adjective, cool, rational, straightforward, detached)
6
unromantic(adjective, dull, hard, sound, reasonable)
5
indifferent(adjective, calm, dull, cool, cold)
5
rational(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
5
sane(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
4
cold-blooded(adjective, cool, cold, cruel, rational)
4
sound(adjective, hard, reasonable, sensible, rational)
3
frigid(adjective, calm, cool, cold, detached)
3
hard-boiled(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
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