as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
with an unreserve perhaps never before witnessed in the halls of Congress, the general gave his unvarnished assessment of the war effort
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Recent Examples of unreserve
However, the music is always a lavish wellspring, and on Dedicated, Jepsen celebrates her capacity for unreserve, intertwining it with her erotic sensibilities.
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Rachelvoronacote, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
Rachelvoronacote, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreserve
Noun
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In all honesty, this look was well worth a double take.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
18 July 2025
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The key to choosing the right type of evaluation is a high degree of self-awareness and honesty about what is likely to work best for the individual board members involved in the board evaluation process.—
Priya Cherian Huskins,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
Noun
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On the contrary, there’s a kind of sincerity to his reverence for beauty, for the erotic as art.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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Corenswet plays this youthful version of the Man of Steel with a sincerity that channels Gary Cooper more than Christopher Reeve.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Her sensational dribble and finish in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal was a good example of her directness.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The pace and directness of Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ola Aina have been at the heart of head coach Nuno Espirito Santo’s ethos: be fiercely difficult to break down, hurt teams with rapier-like counter-attacks.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Unreserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreserve. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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