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as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
the politician was criticized for being too unreserved in his pronouncements on touchy subjects
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as in emotional
showing feeling freely
people at the funeral were unreserved mourners, and the service was marked by loud wailing
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Recent Examples of unreserved
There is an open-concept layout with unreserved desks, plus small nooks and rooms for private calls or meetings.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Uni will not leave February 6 unreserved, replacing Reminders of Him with an untitled Blumhouse movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
What To Know In a news release on Tuesday, the State Department said it, in conjunction with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has issued all available immigrant visas in the EB-5 unreserved category for the 2025 fiscal year.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Interestingly, even Stricker’s admirers rarely express unreserved praise for her work.
—Moritz Scheper, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Uni will not leave February 6 unreserved, replacing Reminders of Him with an untitled Blumhouse movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
What To Know In a news release on Tuesday, the State Department said it, in conjunction with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has issued all available immigrant visas in the EB-5 unreserved category for the 2025 fiscal year.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Interestingly, even Stricker’s admirers rarely express unreserved praise for her work.
—Moritz Scheper, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreserved
Adjective
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Obama and Robinson's interview with the outspoken comedian was released on May 6.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Industry versus lifestyle Monday’s meeting drew a mix of outspoken residents presenting concerns about data centers’ direct impact on their rural communities, and commercial leaders portraying the data center economy as an essential growth opportunity for Jackson County’s economy.—
Ilana Arougheti
June 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Several jurors appeared emotional, covering their mouths.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Though there are still many unknowns regarding the full effect of ayahuasca on the human experience, if my own is any indication, the mental and emotional gates this plant can open seem promising.—
Michaela Trimble,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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The most honest conclusion may also be the most sobering one.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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After Sinner left the court during his second-round loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Evert said tennis has to be honest about two things at once.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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In that moment, all the troubles that Springsteen and the audience had commiserated over during the first third of the concert evaporated into a place of uninhibited, joyous nostalgia.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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News outlets slowly picked up on providing comment functions, hesitant at first to introduce the possibility for readers to leave their opinions directly and uninhibited in spaces formerly exclusively populated by professional journalists.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The official spoke on condition of anonymity to offer more candid remarks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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At the station, the officers processing her were captured in a candid moment that Longoria says reveals what was really happening.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The actress and estranged wife of actor Jason Biggs is stirring controversy on social media after sharing a pair of affectionate photos with her eldest son, Sid.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Both actors are incandescent and the chemistry between them is off the charts, and Calvani is even more adorable this season as the demonstrative and frank Italian who longs for his homeland.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Nickolas Spiliotopoulos, a rising senior studying political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who leads the campus chapter of PauseAI US, said his chapter emphasizes open and frank discussion about AI’s impacts.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Christopher Blocher’s advanced film instructor at Los Alamitos High couldn’t have been more effusive.—
Theresa Walker,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Researchers are focusing on the volcanoes of the Eastern Caribbean, which erupt relatively frequently and can quickly transition from effusive-style, lava-heavy eruptions to sudden, catastrophic, explosive ones.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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“Unreserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreserved. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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