Reserved vs. Restrained

Reservedverb

simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Restrainedadjective

Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.

‘He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.’;

Reservedadjective

(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

‘He was a quiet, reserved person.’;

Restrainedverb

simple past tense and past participle of restrain

‘He was restrained by the straight jacket.’;

Reservedadjective

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

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

Restrainedadjective

cool and formal in manner

Reservedadjective

Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.

Restrainedadjective

under restraint

Reservedadjective

Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank.

‘To all obliging, yet reserved to all.’; ‘Nothing reserved or sullen was to see.’;

Restrainedadjective

marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes;

‘moderate in his demands’; ‘restrained in his response’;

Reservedadjective

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

Restrainedadjective

not showy or obtrusive;

‘clothes in quiet good taste’;

Reservedadjective

marked by self-restraint and reticence;

‘was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion’;

Restrainedadjective

free from ostentation or pretension;

‘the restrained elegance of the room’;

Reservedadjective

cool and formal in manner

Restrainedadjective

prudent;

‘guarded optimism’;

Reservedadjective

slow to reveal emotion or opinions

‘he is a reserved, almost taciturn man’;

Reservedadjective

kept specially for a particular person

‘a reserved seat’;

Reserved

Reserved is a Polish clothing store chain, part of LPP, which has more than 1,700 stores located in 20 countries.