1
as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
an honest and upright people
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2
as in honest
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
informing the clerk that he had just given me back too much in change was the only upright thing to do
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3
as in vertical
rising straight up
only one pillar of the ruined temple remained upright
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Recent Examples of upright
Kirsh’s shock of white hair and dry, sardonic air give Olyphant refreshing distance from the upright lawmen he’s known for.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Remove any water sprouts—boldly upright growing green stems rising from interior branches.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
In reality, Rothstein was a louse, forever at odds with his Orthodox father, Abraham, and upright brother Harry.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Never stick them upright in a bowl of rice, as this symbolizes an offering to the dead.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Remove any water sprouts—boldly upright growing green stems rising from interior branches.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
In reality, Rothstein was a louse, forever at odds with his Orthodox father, Abraham, and upright brother Harry.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Never stick them upright in a bowl of rice, as this symbolizes an offering to the dead.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upright
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upright
Adjective
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Just continue to guide your daughter toward honorable behavior.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Law enforcement really is an honorable profession that serves the community at whole very well.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Creatively, the book features specific talking points to spark transparent and honest conversations.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Aug. 2025
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The project intends to empower Californians to engage in honest discussions, according to its mission statement.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Prior estimates all relied on a method that incorporates the length and vertical relief of uplifted landforms, but that produces different shrinkage estimates depending on the number of faults included in the dataset.—
Sarah Stanley,
Space.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Career growth inside companies still follows a narrow script—progress often defined by vertical movement alone.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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This approach sidesteps ethical concerns around voice cloning and unauthorized use of actor likenesses, as all work is done with proper permissions and content rights.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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One of the employees expressed a desire for an ethical framework much like the one Cakarel laid out on Thursday, as well as the company taking a stand against Maguire’s comments.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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The former third-round pick registered 77 tackles, an interception and six passes defended last season, posting a respectable 64.8 overall grade at Pro Football Focus.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Knapp rummages in her kitchen, eventually holding up a perfectly respectable little potato.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cena was getting a standing ovation in his final SummerSlam when Lesnar's music blared for the first time in two years.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Audiences responded by giving Brown a standing ovation that lasted nearly five minutes.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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There is a blended family about to be formed, as well as a blending of cultures within that family that was nice to see.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Viewing records make for nice headlines but wider distribution also mean big business.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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With the camel’s back broken, Dorothy Scott, summoning all her righteous indignation (and channeled with maybe one-third of Audra McDonald’s extraordinary talent, which is still enough to power the city of Manhattan), lets the snobby scold have it.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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In Weapons’ frantic climax, Alex uses her magic against her, reclaiming what she’s taken from him—his mother, his father, his friends—in a moment of righteous comeuppance.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Upright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upright. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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