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reserve

[ri-zurv] / rɪˈzɜrv /
NOUN
supply
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capital fund inventory plant reservoir stock stockpile wealth
STRONG
assets backlog cache drop hoard insurance provisions resources savings stash store
WEAK
ace in hole emergency fund nest egg rainy day fund
Antonyms
STRONG
debt
WEAK
emptiness friendliness nothing warmth
NOUN
coolness of manner
Synonyms
STRONG
aloofness backwardness calmness caution coldness constraint coyness demureness diffidence formality inhibition modesty quietness reluctance repression reservation restraint reticence secretiveness self-restraint shyness silence suppression taciturnity uncommunicativeness unresponsiveness
Antonyms
STRONG
boldness freedom liberation
WEAK
emptiness friendliness nothing warmth
VERB
keep, hold back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defer hoard maintain preserve retain save set aside stockpile withhold
STRONG
conserve delay duck have hold plant possess postpone squirrel stash store
WEAK
keep back keep out lay up put away put by put off squirrel away store up stow away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hurt let go release spend squander throw away waste
STRONG
expedite use
WEAK
distribute give offer
VERB
hold for future use
Synonyms
STRONGEST
retain secure
STRONG
bespeak book contract engage prearrange schedule
WEAK
preengage
Antonyms
STRONGEST
let go lose
STRONG
break off cancel
WEAK
distribute give offer spend use waste

Example Sentences

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If she's feeling "dangerously tired" a reserve will step in - an arrangement she says "makes it possible to train at such a high level".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Born in the United Kingdom to Hungarian parents, he attended college in London and served as a reserve intelligence soldier in the British military.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

UnitedHealth touted its “strong medical cost management and favorable reserve development” while conceding that people used medical services more frequently, a trend that has persisted since the pandemic ended.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

“I tore my ACL my first season and was on injured reserve but I came back in 2022 and have been playing ever since,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Now I’ve lost everything: the companionship of his ideals, and the secret escape I held in reserve, if my own failed completely.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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