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unreserved

American  
[uhn-ri-zurvd] / ˌʌn rɪˈzɜrvd /

adjective

  1. not restricted; without reservation; full; entire; unqualified.

    unreserved approval.

    Synonyms:
    unlimited, complete
  2. free from reserve; frank; open.

    unreserved behavior.

    Synonyms:
    sincere, guileless, artless, candid, ingenuous
  3. not kept or set apart for a particular use or person.

    unreserved seats.


unreserved British  
/ ˌʌnrɪˈzɜːvd /

adjective

  1. without reserve; having an open manner

  2. without reservation

  3. not booked or bookable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of unreserved

First recorded in 1530–40; un- 1 + reserved


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He should be required to make an "unreserved apology" to the complainant and the House by way of a personal statement in the House of Commons Chamber, it continued.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He wouldn't be drawn on Musk's politics - "that's his business" - but is unreserved about the company: "I've always been happily supportive and impressed, and would work hard with those incredible people again."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The company pleaded guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption at an earlier hearing, offering a "full and unreserved apology".

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

"The board and executive team reiterate their unreserved apology to those customers impacted by recent operational failures, and the resulting loss of public trust in the company and its services," it added.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

But when the first daughter was born she expressed her unreserved determination to name her Renata after her mother.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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