upright, honest, just, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles.

upright adjective (MORAL) honest, responsible, and moral: an upright young man (Definition of upright from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Upright definition: erect or vertical, as in position or posture.. See examples of UPRIGHT used in a sentence.

1. A perpendicular position; verticality. 2. Something, such as a goalpost, that stands upright. 3. An upright piano. 4. An upright bicycle.

Upright, erect, vertical, perpendicular imply that something is in the posture of being straight upward, not leaning. That which is upright is in a position corresponding to that of a person …

If you are sitting or standing upright, you have your back straight and are not bending or lying down. You can refer to vertical posts or the vertical parts of an object as uprights.

Sep 27, 2025 · upright (third-person singular simple present uprights, present participle uprighting, simple past and past participle uprighted) (transitive) To set upright or stand back up …

Something that's upright stands straight up. When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture.

UPRIGHT meaning: 1 : positioned to be straight up vertical; 2 : used to describe something that is tall rather than wide

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