Definition for Upright:

• of moral excellence; " a genuinely good person"; " a just cause"; " an upright and respectable man"; " the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass

Synonyms for Upright:

• adj.

  •elevated (adjective)
  • elevated.
  •good (adjective)
  • incorrupt.
  •honorable, honest (adjective)
  • kosher,
  • legit,
  • right,
  • faithful,
  • exemplary,
  • conscientious,
  • righteous,
  • trustworthy,
  • virtuous,
  • equitable,
  • true-blue.
  •innocent (adjective)
  • unblamable,
  • uncorrupted,
  • virginal,
  • untainted,
  • licit,
  • lily-white.
  •liege (adjective)
  • liege.
  •pietistic (adjective)
  • pietistic.
  •plainspoken (adjective)
  • plainspoken.
  •pure (adjective)
  • inviolate.
  •reputable (adjective)
  • honorable.
  •straight (adjective)
  • undistorted,
  • rectilineal,
  • undeviating,
  • unbent,
  • in a line,
  • lineal.
  •straight-up (adjective)
  • end up,
  • standing,
  • end on,
  • upended,
  • Cocked,
  • steep,
  • upward.
  •true (adjective)
  • truehearted.
  •unbowed (adjective)
  • unbowed.
  •vertical (adjective)
  • up-and-down,
  • longitudinal.

• n.

  •
  • irreproachable,
  • truthful,
  • fine.
  •
  • foundation,
  • joist,
  • scaffold,
  • gantry,
  • exalted,
  • buttress,
  • framework,
  • frame,
  • rafter.
  •artifact (noun)
  • vertical.
  •honorable (noun)
  • circumspect,
  • correct,
  • aboveboard,
  • impartial,
  • punctilious,
  • ethical,
  • manly.
  •musical instruments (noun)
  • baby grand,
  • balalaika,
  • accordion,
  • bass,
  • bagpipes,
  • banjo,
  • bassoon.
  •post (noun)
  • balustrade,
  • standard,
  • newel,
  • baluster,
  • post,
  • banister,
  • gatepost,
  • mullion.
  •upright (noun)
  • passant,
  • straight-backed,
  • upright piano,
  • statant,
  • orthostatic,
  • fastigiate,
  • rearing,
  • rampant,
  • unsloped.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • rectilinear.
  •
  • uplifted,
  • huddled.
  •
  • linear,
  • knee-deep.
  •
  • raised.
  •
  • perch,
  • flush.
  •
  • square.
  •
  • flat.
  •blameless
  • unimpeachable.
  •erect
  • plumb.
  •honorable
  • reputable.
  •sinless
  • holy.

Paraphrases for Upright:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    stand-up, right-hand, just, standing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    integrity, freestanding, standing.
  • Adverb
    up.
  • Interjection
    lets.
  • Verb, past participle
    seated.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    honest, upstanding, erect, righteousness.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    righteousness.
  • Interjection
    up.

Antonyms for Upright:

• adj.

  • honorable, honest
    disloyal, evil, unjust, false, vulgar, different, corrupt, bad, unreal, sinful, unfair, unsuitable, fake, unreliable, vile, unethical, inaccurate, immoral.
  • straight-up
    disreputable, lying, unrespected, level, dishonorable, dishonest, horizontal, fallen, prone.
  • Other antonyms:
    faithless, treacherous, inclined, untrue, fraudulent, perfidious, deceitful, disingenuous, traitorous, mendacious, hypocritical, unfaithful, unscrupulous.

Holonyms for Upright:

• n.

  • artifact
    goalpost.

Hypernym for Upright:

• n.

  • artifact
    pillar, shaft, stud, scape, jamb, column, scantling, post, stile.

Hyponym for Upright:

• n.

  • artifact
    structural member.