different between reserved vs guarded

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?vd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z??vd/
• Hyphenation: re?served

Verb

reserved

1. simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Adjective

reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)

1. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

   He was a quiet, reserved person.

2. (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.

   I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:taciturn

Derived terms

• reserved track
• reserved word (computing)

Related terms

• reservedly
• reservedness

Translations

See also

• shy

Anagrams

• deserver, reversed

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /????d?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????d?d/

Verb

guarded

1. simple past tense and past participle of guard

Adjective

guarded (comparative more guarded, superlative most guarded)

1. Cautious; restrained.
2. Watched over; supervised.
3. (medicine, often euphemistic) Not favourable.

Translations