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Detailed Synonyms for upright in English

upright:

upright adj

  1. upright
  2. upright
  3. upright
  4. upright
  5. upright
  6. upright
    – in a vertical position; not sloping 1
    upright; unsloped
    – in a vertical position; not sloping 1
  7. upright
    – upright in position or posture 1
    erect; upright; vertical
    – upright in position or posture 1
    • erect adj
      • an erect stature1
      • erect flower stalks1
      • for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression1
    • upright adj
      • he sat bolt upright1
    • vertical adj
      • a column still vertical amid the ruins1
  8. upright
    – of moral excellence 1
    just; good; upright
    – of moral excellence 1
    • just adj
      • a just cause1
    • good adj
      • a genuinely good person1
    • upright adj
      • an upright and respectable man1

upright [the ~] noun

  1. the upright
    – a piano with a vertical sounding board 1
    the upright; the upright piano
    – a piano with a vertical sounding board 1
  2. the upright
    – a vertical structural member as a post or stake 1
    the upright; the vertical
    – a vertical structural member as a post or stake 1
    • upright [the ~] noun
      • the ball sailed between the uprights1
    • vertical [the ~] noun

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Related Definitions for "upright":

  1. in a vertical position; not sloping1
    • an upright post1
  2. upright in position or posture1
    • he sat bolt upright1
  3. of moral excellence1
    • an upright and respectable man1
  4. a piano with a vertical sounding board1
  5. a vertical structural member as a post or stake1
    • the ball sailed between the uprights1

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