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unreserve

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of unreserve

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.
Synonyms of unreserve

bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, honesty, openheartedness, openness, outspokenness, plainness, plainspokenness, straightforwardness, unguardedness, unreservedness
Words Related to unreserve

earnestness, sincerity, sobriety

artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete), simplicity, unsophistication

communicativeness, freedom, license (or licence), uninhibitedness, unrestrainedness, unrestraint
Near Antonyms of unreserve

circuitousness, evasiveness, secretiveness

inhibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, shyness

diplomacy, tact
Antonyms of unreserve

dissembling, dissimulation, indirection

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