Upright

Quick meaning: Upright is an adjective meaning Vertical; erect.

Meaning

Vertical; erect.

More Meanings

1. In its proper orientation; not overturned.
2. Greater in height than breadth.
3. (figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
4. (of a golf club) Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
5. In or into an upright position.
6. Any vertical part of a structure.
7. A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.

Example Sentences

Supported by pillows, ſhe ſat almoſt upright.

I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.

Upright posture evolved well before an enlarged brain in hominids.

My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.

Word Forms

• uprights
• uprighting
• uprighted

Synonyms for upright

Depending on context, synonyms include orthograde, surrect, virtuous, good, just, standing.

Antonyms for upright

Common opposites include falling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include standing, stand-up, virtuous, erect, straight, good.

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