Evasive vs Reserved - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between evasive and reserved

is that evasive is tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself while reserved is slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

past tense of reserve.

(en adjective)

Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.

Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action .

* elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, elusory, sly, noncommital * unclear, vague, equivocal, ambiguous * tricky, deceitful, devious

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(en adjective)

(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

He was a quiet, reserved person.

(not comparable) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.

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

* See also

* reserved track