upright

upright
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. vertical, perpendicular, erect; honorable, conscientious, upstanding, honest, righteous, straight (inf.). See probity, rightness.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Vertical]
Syn. erect, standing, standing up, on one's feet, perpendicular, sky-pointing, steep, exalted, elevated, plumb, straight, upward, end up, on end, bolt upright, upended.
2. [Honorable]
Syn. ethical, moral, virtuous, exalted, straightforward, correct, circumspect, unimpeachable, punctilious, honest, principled, fair, impartial, incorruptible, aboveboard, high-minded, respectable, manly, right.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. erect standing, vertical, perpendicular, on end, straight up.
2. honorable honest, moral, ethical, decent, good, righteous, upstanding, scrupulous, principled, virtuous, reputable.
ANT.: 1. prone, lying, horizontal. 2. dishonorable, disreputable, corrupt, dishonest
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. At right angles to the horizon or to level ground: perpendicular, plumb, vertical. See HORIZONTAL. 2. Directed or pointed upward: erect, raised, upstanding. See HORIZONTAL. 3. Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action: good, honest, honorable, incorruptible, righteous, true, upstanding. Informal: straight-shooting. Idiom: on the up-and-up (or up and up). See HONEST.

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