Reserved - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT reserved /rɪˈzʌrvd/ /rɛˈzʌvd/ IPA guide

If you're reserved, you're the opposite of a loudmouth or a cut-up: you're polite, you have a lot of self-control, and you don't show your feelings.

Reserved can also mean "set aside." If your seats at a concert are reserved, that means they're saved for you. If there aren't any reserved seats — if it's all general admission — you should get there early to get a good seat.

Definitions of reserved

adjective set aside for the use of a particular person or party synonyms: booked, engaged, set-aside reserved in advance bookable subject to being reserved or booked see moresee less antonyms: unreserved not reserved first-come-first-serve, rush not accepting reservations unbooked not reserved in advance show more antonyms...
adjective marked by self-restraint and reticence “"was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West” synonyms: backward (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature undemonstrative not given to open expression of emotion inhibited held back or restrained or prevented aloof, distant, remote, upstage remote in manner diffident showing modest reserve indrawn, withdrawn tending to reserve or introspection restrained under restraint see moresee less antonyms: unreserved not cautious or reticent demonstrative given to or marked by the open expression of emotion uninhibited not inhibited or restrained unrestrained not subject to restraint show more antonyms...

Pronunciation US /rɪˈzʌrvd/ UK /rɛˈzʌvd/ Cite this entry Style: MLA

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