Nouns (7)
modesty
n. formality and propriety of manner
reservation
n. a district that is reserved for particular purpose
substitute
n. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
reticence, taciturnity
n. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
stockpile, backlog
n. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Verbs (11)
keep for future use
v. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
arrange in advance, obtain in advance
v. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
hold, retain
v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
hold, book
v. register in a hotel booker
earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate
v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (2)
spare
adj. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
inactive
adj. not involved in military operations
Fuzzynyms (151)
humility
n. a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"
conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves
n. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
park, green, commons, common
n. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"
garden
n. a yard or lawn adjoining a house
garden
n. a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
lawn
n. a field of cultivated and mowed grass
hayfield, meadow
n. a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
place, plaza, square, piazza
n. a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust
n. lack of self-confidence
abashment, bashfulness
n. feeling embarrassed due to modesty
shyness
n. a feeling of fear of embarrassment
dignity, self-respect, self-esteem, self-regard
n. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
sobriety, graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness
n. a manner that is serious and solemn
propriety, properness, correctitude
n. correct or appropriate behavior
sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemness
n. a trait of dignified seriousness
control, restraint
n. discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
coldness, coolness, frigidity
n. a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
excess, surplus, surplusage
n. a quantity much larger than is needed
cache, hoard, stash
n. a secret store of valuables or money
quest, request, bespeak, make a request for, call for, ask for, make a request
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
hold, have, have got
v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
spare, give up, dispense with, part with
v. give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
spare, use carefully, use frugally
v. use frugally or carefully
collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile
v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
deposit, bank
v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"
gather, collect, congregate
v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
pile up, heap up, stack up
v. arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate
v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
save, spend less
v. spend less; buy at a reduced price
carry, stock, stockpile
v. have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
budget, make a budget
v. make a budget
deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out
v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
hold, have, have got
v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate
v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
grab, snaffle, seize quickly, snap up
v. get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
deposit, bank
v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"
gather, collect, congregate
v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
pile up, heap up, stack up
v. arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile
v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
hold, reserve, retain
v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
save, conserve, preserve
v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
save, spend less
v. spend less; buy at a reduced price
carry, stock, stockpile
v. have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
subsidiary, auxiliary, supplementary, supplemental
adj. functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
additional, adscititious
adj. added or derived from something outside; not inherent; "an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste"
free
adj. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
Synonyms (15)
set
v. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
inessential, nonessential, dispensable
adj. not absolutely necessary
spare, excess, extra, surplus, supernumerary, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous
adj. more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
gratuitous, needless, uncalled-for
adj. unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
Antonyms (10)
familiarity, casualness
n. a casual manner
formality, formalness
n. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
respect, deference, respectfulness
n. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain
v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
reserve
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