reserve synonyms

reserve

n.

  1. A portion kept against emergencies

    savings, insurance, resources, reserved funds, store, stock, provisions, assets, supply, hoard, backlog, nest egg, cache, stockpile, something for a rainy day*.

  2. Calmness

    reticence, restraint, constraint, backwardness, modesty, unresponsiveness, uncommunicativeness, caution, inhibition, coyness, demureness, aloofness, formality, remoteness, guardedness.

  3. A reserve player

    substitute, second-string player, alternate, sub*, second-stringer*, bench polisher*, scrub*. *

  4. Unexpected fund

    sinking fund, funded reserve, government securities, negotiable bonds, floating assets; see also resources, wealth 1.

  5. Land set apart for a special purpose

    preserve, reservation, sanctuary; see park 1, refuge 1.

in reserve

reserved, withheld, set aside, kept back, withdrawn, out of circulation, in stock, in store, in readiness, waiting, ready, kept back, kept aside, saved; see also kept 2, reserved 2.

reserve

v.

  1. To save

    store up, set aside, put away; see maintain 3, save 3, store.

  2. To retain

    keep, possess, have; see hold 1, own 1.

  3. To engage ahead of time

    book, bespeak, arrange for; see hire 1, maintain 3.

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