Reserve Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-zûrv
A portion kept against emergencies
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. backlog
  2. stockpile
  3. hoard
  4. cache
  5. stock
  6. nest egg
  7. store
  8. kept back
  9. savings
  10. insurance
  11. resources
  12. reserved funds
  13. provisions
  14. assets
  15. supply
  16. inventory
  17. something for a rainy day
  18. reserved
  19. withheld
  20. set-aside
  21. reservoir
  22. withdrawn
  23. out of circulation
  24. in-stock
  25. in-store
  26. in readiness
  27. waiting
  28. ready
  29. kept aside
  30. saved
  31. treasure
  32. stash
Antonyms:
  1. nothing
  2. emptiness
Calmness
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. restraint
  2. reticence
  3. modesty
  4. uncommunicativeness
  5. taciturnity
  6. control
  7. constraint
  8. backwardness
  9. unresponsiveness
  10. caution
  11. inhibition
  12. self-control
  13. coyness
  14. demureness
  15. aloofness
  16. self-restraint
  17. formality
  18. remoteness
  19. guardedness
Antonyms:
  1. friendliness
  2. openness
  3. warmth
A reserve player
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. substitute
  2. second-stringer
  3. second-string player
  4. alternate
  5. sub
  6. bench polisher
  7. scrub
Unexpected fund
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sinking fund
  2. funded reserve
  3. government securities
  4. negotiable bonds
  5. floating assets
Land set apart for a special purpose
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. reservation
  2. preserve
  3. sanctuary
To engage ahead of time
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. book
  2. bespeak
  3. arrange for
  4. engage
To save
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. store-up
  2. set-aside
  3. put away
Antonyms:
  1. let-go
  2. give
  3. offer
  4. distribute
Used or held in reserve
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. auxiliary
  2. backup
  3. emergency
  4. secondary
  5. standby
  6. supplemental
  7. supplementary
Armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. military reserve
To keep or secure for oneself; retain:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. keep
To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. book

Words Related to Reserve

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Reserve Sentence Examples

  • Despite his reserve, he could tell Dusty liked her.

  • Our reserve units were able to join up, and the fight was at an end.

  • Mrs. Marsh had found one last reserve of uncontrollable sobs.

  • More reserve is being shown towards the other or " nature" miracles.

  • In many cases the digestion of reserve food materials is effected by the direct action of the protoplasm, without the intervention of enzymes.

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