took the pledge

abstaining abstemious abstinent cold sober dry drying out free of alcohol nonindulgent not drinking not drunk not partaking of alcohol period of abstinence restrained sober stone cold sober sworn off unintoxicated

calm restrained sedate serious

abstaining controlled dry moderate steady

abstemious abstinent ascetic clear-headed cold sober continent nonindulgent not drunk on the wagon self-possessed temperate

agitated excitable excited

drunk immoderate inebriated irrational