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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for reserved

Verb

1. reserve, withhold, keep back
usage: hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
2. allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, assign, allot, portion
usage: give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
3. reserve, request, bespeak, call for, quest
usage: obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
4. reserve, hold, book, request, bespeak, call for, quest
usage: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"

Adjective

1. reserved (vs. unreserved), booked, engaged, set-aside(predicate), bookable, rarefied, rarified
usage: set aside for the use of a particular person or party
2. reserved (vs. unreserved), aloof, distant, upstage, diffident, indrawn, withdrawn, backward, inhibited, restrained, undemonstrative
usage: marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
3. reserved, restrained, reticent, unemotional, undemonstrative (vs. demonstrative)
usage: cool and formal in manner
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