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.

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unreserved British  

/ ˌʌnrɪˈzɜːvd /

adjective

1. without reserve; having an open manner

2. without reservation

3. not booked or bookable

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Other Word Forms

• unreservedness
  noun
• unreservedly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of unreserved

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

unreserved

Dr Jules Walton, chief medical officer at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, offered David's family "our sincere and unreserved apology" and accepted there had been failings in his care.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

While the force has issued an "unreserved apology" to the Hicks family, it has not given any indication it will agree to call for a new court hearing.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

She added that an unreserved apology "goes a long way to mend bridges with families who have felt adrift".

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025

The Post Office issued an unreserved apology for "a shameful period in our history", but that doesn't mean much to Seema.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025

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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