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| Main Entry: | reserved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent, unsociable; constrained |
| Synonyms: | aloof, backward, bashful, cautious, ceremonious, close, cold*, collected, composed, conventional, cool, demure, diffident, distant, formal, frigid, gentle, icy*, mild, misanthropic, modest, noncommittal, peaceful, placid, prim, quiet, reclusive, restrained, reticent, retiring, secretive, sedate, serene, shy, soft-spoken, solitary, standoffish, taciturn, unapproachable, uncommunicative, unresponsive, withdrawn, close-mouthed, eremitic, offish, self-contained, uncompanionable, undemonstrative |
| Antonyms: | extroverted, friendly, outgoing, sociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reserved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held for future use |
| Synonyms: | booked, engaged, kept, limited, private, qualified, restricted, retained, taken, appropriated, arrogated, claimed, laid away, preempted, roped off, set apart, set aside, spoken for |
| Antonyms: | given, unreserved, offered |
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep, hold back |
| Synonyms: | conserve, defer, delay, duck*, have, hoard, hold, lay up, maintain, plant, possess, postpone, preserve, put away, put off, retain, save, squirrel away*, stockpile, store, withhold, keep back, keep out, put by, set aside, squirrel, stash, store up, stow away |
| Antonyms: | distribute, give, offer, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold for future use |
| Synonyms: | bespeak, book, contract, engage, retain, schedule, secure, prearrange, preengage |
| Antonyms: | spend, use, waste |
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
| Synonyms: | above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish*, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled*, haughty, indifferent, lone wolf*, loner*, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish*, supercilious, thick-skinned*, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity*, withdrawn, hard-hearted, incurious, laid back, offish, on ice, putting on airs, stuck up |
| Antonyms: | concerned, friendly, sociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | antisocial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonparticipating; avoiding company |
| Synonyms: | alienated, ascetic, austere, cold, cynical, introverted, misanthropic, reclusive, remote, reserved, retiring, solitary, standoffish, uncommunicative, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn, asocial, eremetic, hermitlike |
| Notes: | to be antisocial is to be hostile to or disruptive of the established social order, marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores; while being unsociable means one is not disposed to seek the company of others or is reserved |
| Antonyms: | friendly, sociable, fun-loving, participating |
| Main Entry: | bashful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy |
| Synonyms: | abashed, backward, blushing, chary, confused, coy, demure, diffident, embarrassed, humble, modest, nervous, reserved, reticent, retiring, self-conscious, shamefaced, sheepish, shrinking, silent, timid, timorous, blushful, constrained, overmodest, recoiling, self-effacing, unassertive, verecund |
| Antonyms: | confident, unabashed, unshy |
| Main Entry: | clannish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exclusive, select |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, close, insular, like, narrow, related, reserved, restrictive, sectarian, unfriendly, associative, cliquish, restricting, unreceptive |
| Antonyms: | friendly, open, welcoming |
| Main Entry: | coy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very modest |
| Synonyms: | backward, bashful, blushing, demure, diffident, evasive, flirtatious, humble, kittenish, prudish, reserved, retiring, shrinking, shy, skittish, timid, coquettish, overmodest, rabbity, self-effacing, unassertive |
| Antonyms: | aggressive, forward, immodest, impudent, unshy |
| Main Entry: | diffident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hesitant; unconfident |
| Synonyms: | backward, bashful, chary, coy, demure, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, humble, insecure, meek, modest, mousy, reluctant, reserved, retiring, self-conscious, sheepish, shrinking, shy, suspicious, timid, timorous, unassuming, unobtrusive, unsure, withdrawn, blenching, constrained, flinching, rabbity, self-effacing, unassertive, unassured, unpoised |
| Antonyms: | bold, confident |
| Main Entry: | dignified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, courtly, decorous, distinguished, distingué, eminent, formal, grand, grave, great, highbrow*, highfalutin', imperial, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, nifty*, noble, proud, refined, regal, reserved, respected, solemn, somber, stately, superior, upright |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, indecorous, undignified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discreet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, sensible |
| Synonyms: | alert, attentive, awake, cagey, calculating, careful, chary, circumspect, civil, conservative, considerate, diplomatic, discerning, discriminating, gingerly, guarded, heedful, intelligent, judicious, moderate, noncommittal, observant, politic, prudent, reasonable, reserved, restrained, safe, sagacious, strategic, tactful, temperate, thoughtful, vigilant, wary, watchful, wise, worldly-wise, controlled, having foresight, like a clam, not rash, on lookout, precautious |
| Antonyms: | careless, foolish, incautious, indiscreet, rash, reckless, thoughtless, uncareful, undiscerning |
| Main Entry: | emotionless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling, undemonstrative |
| Synonyms: | blank, chill, cold, cold fish*, cold-blooded*, cool, deadpan, detached, dispassionate, distant, flat, frigid, glacial*, heartless, icy, immovable, impassive, impersonal, in cold blood, indifferent, matter-of-fact, poker face*, remote, reserved, thick-skinned*, unemotional, cool cat, laid back, nonemotional, nowhere, stony-eyed, toneless, unimpassioned, with straight face |
| Antonyms: | demonstrative, emotional, feeling, passionate, sympathetic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guarded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | suspicious |
| Synonyms: | attentive, cagey, calculating, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, discreet, gingerly, leery, noncommittal, prudent, reserved, restrained, reticent, safe, vigilant, wary, watchful, on the lookout, overcareful, overcautious, with eyes peeled |
| Antonyms: | careless, incautious, unguarded, unsuspicious, unwatchful |
| Main Entry: | haughty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant |
| Synonyms: | assuming, cavalier*, conceited, contemptuous, detached, disdainful, distant, egotistic, high, high and mighty*, hoity-toity*, imperious, indifferent, lofty, overbearing, overweening, proud, reserved, scornful, snobbish, snooty*, snotty*, stuck-up*, supercilious, superior, uppity*, egotistical, on high horse, sniffy |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek, shy, timid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impassive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aloof, cool |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, callous, cold, cold-blooded*, collected, composed, dispassionate, dry, emotionless, hardened, heartless, imperturbable, indifferent, inexpressive, inscrutable, insensible, matter-of-fact, nonchalant, phlegmatic, placid, reserved, reticent, sedate, serene, spiritless, stoic, stolid, taciturn, unconcerned, unemotional, unfeeling, unflappable, unmoved, unruffled, wooden, indurated, inexcitable, insusceptible, passionless, poker-faced*, self-contained, stoical, unexcitable, unimpressible |
| Antonyms: | emotional, feeling, passionate, responsive, sensitive, susceptible, warm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | individual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinctive, exclusive |
| Synonyms: | alone, characteristic, definite, diagnostic, different, discrete, distinct, especial, express, idiosyncratic, indivisible, lone, odd, only, original, own, particular, peculiar, personal, proper, reserved, respective, secluded, select, separate, several, single, singular, sole, solitary, special, specific, uncommon, unique, unusual, diacritic, personalized, unitary |
| Antonyms: | common, general, ordinary |
| Main Entry: | inhibited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy |
| Synonyms: | cold, frustrated, guarded, hung up*, reserved, reticent, self-conscious, subdued, unresponsive, uptight, withdrawn, bottled up, constrained, passionless, repressed, undemonstrative |
| Antonyms: | aggressive, bold, forward, immodest, self-confident |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misanthropic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsociable, cynical |
| Synonyms: | antisocial, malevolent, reclusive, reserved, sarcastic, selfish, solitary, standoffish, unfriendly, egoistic, egotistical, eremitic, hating, inhumane, misanthropical |
| Antonyms: | humanitarian, philanthropic, sociable |
| Main Entry: | mum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent |
| Synonyms: | bashful, closemouthed, mute, quiet, reserved, secretive, shy, soundless, speechless, still, tight-lipped, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, unsociable, voiceless, buttoned up, clammed up, hushed, muted, nonvocal, not forthcoming, not talkative, unspeaking, wordless, zipped |
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