Default and Reserve

Default

Default noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.

Reserve and default are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reserve" instead a noun "Default".

Nearby Words: defaulter, defaulting, defaulted

Reserve

Reserve noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Default and reserve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Default" instead a noun "Reserve".

How words are described

good good default good reserve
special special default special reserve
big big default big reserve
private private default private reserve
Other adjectives: new, universal, larger, unofficial.

Common collocations

moments default moments reserve moments

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / War Thunder This is also the default situation when two opposing Panzer II ausf C reserve tanks meet - their armour is thick enough that their 20mm cannons can't penetrate it.
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