UNRESERVE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

unreserve

noun

ˌən-ri-ˈzərv

Definition of unreserve

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. — Rachelvoronacote, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreserve

Noun

A little warmth will keep honesty from sounding like criticism.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
That honesty, counterintuitively, builds more trust than advocacy.

— Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of honesty

Noun

The 25-year-old California singer-songwriter staked out his turf by taking pride in the ordinariness of his hit, from the mild-mannered vocals to the drama-free sincerity of his romantic imagery.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Most scenes were filmed with four or five takes as the actors experimented with different tones, feelings, and levels of sincerity to give Meriwether options in the editing room.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

Noun

Palace missed Sarr’s directness, with summer signing Dwight McNeil, Eddie Nketiah and Mateta not showing a full understanding.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Marius, approaching 50, is a big doctor in this provincial city, not just a surgeon but the director of the hospital, and a man who prides himself on his directness and honesty.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of directness

Noun

The sheer fact of filming fills a frame, even one composed with quasi-documentary plainness, with a plethora of details of narrative, expressive, aesthetic, intellectual, and historical import.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026