reserved

reserved Definition

re·served (ri zʉrvd′)

adjective

reserved Related Forms

re·serv′·edly (-zʉr′vid lē) adverb re·serv′·ed·ness noun

reserved Synonyms

modif.

Held on reservation
appropriated, preempted, claimed, private, booked, engaged, spoken for, set apart, roped off, taken, arrogated, held, retained; see also saved 2.
Antonyms public*, free, unreserved.
Held in reserve
saved, withheld, kept aside, preserved, conserved, stored away, funded, put in a safe, in storage, on ice*.
Antonyms used*, spent, exhausted.
Restrained
reticent, withdrawn, shy, modest, backward, secretive, private, quiet, composed, retiring, guarded, uncommunicative, taciturn, unforthcoming, controlled, self-restrained, constrained, self-contained, mild, gentle, soft-spoken, collected, aloof, distant, formal, cool.
Antonyms loud*, ostentatious, boisterous.

reserved Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

marinade: Brush with reserved marinade during the last 10 minutes of grilling time.
sacrament: Some parish based Anglican or Catholic communities are able to draw on reserved sacrament which can then be administered by lay persons.
judgment: Finally, the reserved judgment was given on 12 February.
seating: Reserved seating can also be arranged at green ticket windows in JR stations or at leading travel agents within Japan.
occupation: Many younger men who were in reserved occupations joined their ranks.
matter: Please indicate which of the reserved matters are to be dealt with.

Modifying Another Word

normally: Normally reserved, sensible adults are suddenly walking around the stage clucking like chickens or singing at the top of their lungs.

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