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 standing up: a …

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.

There are 39 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word upright, 12 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Some common synonyms of upright are conscientious, honest, honorable, just, and scrupulous. While all these words mean "having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right," upright implies a …

UPRIGHT definition: 1. vertical and as straight as possible: 2. straight up or vertical: 3. honest and morally good: . Learn more.

If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down.