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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'reserve'

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1. (noun) modesty, reserve
formality and propriety of manner
Synonyms: substitute, stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, reserve, backlog, military reserve, reticence, modestness

2. (noun) reserve, backlog, stockpile
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Synonyms: stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, reserve, backlog, military reserve, reticence, substitute

3. (noun) substitute, reserve, second-stringer
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
Synonyms: fill-in, relief, replacement, backup, backlog, backup man, reliever, second-stringer, military reserve, reserve, modesty, reticence, stand-in, stockpile, reservation, substitute, taciturnity

4. (noun) reserve
(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
Synonyms: stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, backlog, military reserve, reticence, substitute

5. (noun) reservation, reserve
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
Synonyms: stockpile, reservation, second-stringer, taciturnity, qualification, military reserve, mental reservation, modesty, reserve, booking, backlog, arriere pensee, reticence, substitute

6. (noun) military reserve, reserve
armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
Synonyms: stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, reserve, backlog, military reserve, reticence, substitute

7. (verb) reserve, reticence, taciturnity
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Synonyms: stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, reserve, backlog, military reserve, reticence, substitute

8. (verb) reserve
hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
Synonyms: book, set aside, appropriate, allow, earmark, hold

9. (verb) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Synonyms: admit, grant, set aside, capture, appropriate, suspend, hold, let, book, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, leave, allow, conquer, take into account, seize, allow for, earmark

10. (verb) reserve
obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
Synonyms: book, set aside, appropriate, allow, earmark, hold

11. (verb) reserve, hold, book
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
Synonyms: accommodate, retain, earmark, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, book, defend, take hold, allow, deem, hold up, arrest, take, have, concord, check, make, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, halt, keep, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, set aside, bind, confine, have got, restrain, withstand, agree, hold in, appropriate, contain, harbour, maintain, guard, concur, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, declare, bear

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'reserve'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. reserve
Bashfulness is a shrinking from notice without assignable reason. Coyness is a half encouragement, half avoidance of offered attention, and may be real or affected. Diffidence is self-distrust;
Synonyms: modesty, backwardness, constraint, reserve, timidity, bashfulness, coyness, shyness, unobtrusiveness, coldness, diffidence
Antonyms: abandon, confidence, haughtiness, pertness, arrogance, egotism, impudence, sauciness, assumption, forwardness, indiscretion, self-conceit, assurance, frankness, loquaciousness, self-sufficiency, boldness, freedom, loquacity, sociability, conceit

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