Synonyms for reservation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Reserve — A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi…
2. Central reservation — the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway
central reservation UK IE, median strip US, median
3. Nature reserve
nature reserve, wildlife reserve, natural reserve, wildlife sanctuary, nature preserve US, natural preserve
Other
booking, qualification, proviso, mental reservation, reticence, salvo
Definitions
- n. 1
A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's territory.
- n. 2
The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway.
A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic.
- n. 3
The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
The committee authorised the reservation of funds.
Related words
- Word family
- reserve
- Phrases
- central reservation off the reservation reservation price mental reservation
Forms
- Plural
- reservations → reserves, rezes, reses, rezzies…
Example sentences
- reserve Melt the butter in a saucepan at low heat; reserve.
- rez Juárez knows it without any doubt.
- median Yuri's truck slid off the road into the median.
- booking I'd like to make a booking for 6 o'clock tomorrow.
By length
- 3 letters
- res1, rez
- 5 letters
- salvo2, rezzy
- 6 letters
- median3
- 7 letters
- reserve2, booking2, proviso3
- 9 letters
- reticence3
- 13 letters
- qualification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (salvo2 = 2 syllables).