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Antonyms for reserve
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ri-zurv |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɜrv |
Definition of reserve
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French reserver "set aside, withhold" (12c.) and directly from Latin reservare "keep back, save up; retain, preserve," from re- "back" (see re-) + servare "to keep, save, preserve, protect" (see observe). Meaning "to book" is from 1935. Related: Reserved; reserving.
- noun supply
- noun coolness of manner
- verb keep, hold back
- verb hold for future use
- How restful this quiet and reserve after the colour and line tumult of the Higbee apartment.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I threw off all reserve--about half a pound, I should judge.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- "Don't talk like that," said Andy with a certain amount of reserve which was not natural to him.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Washington's horse and Kirkwood's infantry formed the reserve.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- There seemed to be no reserve with this surprising young person.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- So Peter called on all the reserve wit and wisdom he had at command.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- There must be no little disputes, no rising resentment, no shadow of reserve.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Reserve some of the stuffing to rub all over the outside of the meat.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Besides, did I not reserve a power of receding, as I saw fit?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Reserve the livers, gizzards, and hearts to put in the gravy.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
Synonyms for reserve
- ace in hole
- aloofness
- assets
- backlog
- backwardness
- bespeak
- book
- cache
- calmness
- capital
- caution
- coldness
- conserve
- constraint
- contract
- coyness
- defer
- delay
- demureness
- diffidence
- drop
- duck
- emergency fund
- engage
- formality
- fund
- have
- hoard
- hold
- inhibition
- insurance
- inventory
- keep back
- keep out
- lay up
- maintain
- modesty
- nest egg
- plant
- possess
- postpone
- prearrange
- preengage
- preserve
- provisions
- put away
- put by
- put off
- quietness
- rainy day fund
- reluctance
- repression
- reservation
- reservoir
- resources
- restraint
- retain
- reticence
- save
- savings
- schedule
- secretiveness
- secure
- self-restraint
- set aside
- shyness
- silence
- squirrel
- squirrel away
- stash
- stock
- stockpile
- store
- store up
- stow away
- suppression
- taciturnity
- uncommunicativeness
- unresponsiveness
- wealth
- withhold
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