upstanding

Meaning of upstanding

adjective
  1. honest; respectable.
    an upstanding member of the community
  2. standing up; erect.
    upstanding feathered plumes

Information about upstanding

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of upstanding

up-stand-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • upstanding is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

upstanding synonyms

Meaning worthy:

worthy, solid

Meaning morally correct or virtuous:

honest

Meaning strictly honourable or honest:

upright

Meaning regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct:

respectable

Meaning having a good reputation:

reputable

Meaning concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour:

moral

Meaning morally good or correct:

ethical

Meaning morally right or justifiable:

righteous

Meaning conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour:

decent

Meaning possessing or displaying moral virtue:

good

Meaning having or showing high moral standards:

virtuous

Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) acting in accordance with morality and showing recognition of right and wrong:

principled

Meaning denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine:

proper

Meaning free from error; in accordance with fact or truth:

correct

Meaning based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair:

just

Meaning having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles:

noble

Meaning not susceptible to corruption, especially by bribery:

incorruptible

Meaning wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly:

conscientious

Meaning rigidly upright or straight:

erect

Meaning at right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom:

vertical

Meaning vertical:

plumb

Meaning set or turned on its end or upside down:

upended

Meaning bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown:

rearing

Meaning at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground:

perpendicular

Meaning (of a jump or a start in a running race) performed from rest or an upright position, without a run-up or the use of starting blocks:

standing

Meaning (especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked:

rampant

upstanding antonyms

Meaning bent or twisted out of shape or out of place:

crooked

Meaning having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations:

flat

Meaning arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere:

seated

Words that rhyme with upstanding

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