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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She’s approached it with honesty, meeting his curiosity with age-appropriate transparency.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2025
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The people of their small town of Walnut Grove looked up to him for his courage to do what was right and champion honesty, fairness, and hard work for all.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Debnam-Carey imbues Milla with the right level of sincerity to elicit empathy even when her practices are misguided, and Dee stands as a suitable voice of reason amid the copious noise (as does Ashley Zukerman as Bell’s beleaguered partner, Clive).—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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These words are one of the biggest markers of sincerity in language, according to Markowitz.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
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Butler, for example, leaned into the directness of warning.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2025
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Underscoring the gravity of his message, Sullivan spoke with an urgency and directness that were rarely heard during his decade-plus in public life.—
Axios,
Axios,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Unreserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreserve. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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