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
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Ornamental onions or alliums add a punch of color to the garden and serve as an interesting upright element.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Dancing around cords while lugging a heavy and loud upright vacuum is no longer the only way to achieve spotless floors.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But seat components, so long as the seat can be returned to its upright position for landing, are generally given a little more leeway.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Which vacuums produce the least noise? A. Canister vacuums produce less noise than upright vacuums.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Dancing around cords while lugging a heavy and loud upright vacuum is no longer the only way to achieve spotless floors.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But seat components, so long as the seat can be returned to its upright position for landing, are generally given a little more leeway.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Which vacuums produce the least noise? A. Canister vacuums produce less noise than upright vacuums.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upright
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Of course, Greg/Gary is an honorable guy who would never bankrupt Belinda to teach her a lesson about greed and blackmail.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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Some Union soldiers attended the event, and two Union officers delivered orations, each focusing on the topic of reconciliation between the honorable foes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2025
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The album is raw, honest, and deeply personal—a sonic letter to women and their stories, both told and untold.—
Nour Ezzedine,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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This accountability between sustainability initiatives and resilience among uncertainty is sparking more honest conversations, leading to more realistic goal setting and, ultimately, more meaningful progress.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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If both series were graphed using a single vertical axis, the (blue) intraday series would hug the horizontal axis.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The platform is also exploring vertical micro dramas — short-form episodic content designed for mobile viewing, a format that’s generating billions in revenue across Asia.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many organizations are actively working on ethical AI frameworks to address bias and ensure fair, transparent decision-making processes.—
Chaitanya Laxminarayana,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Maintaining an open dialogue around these issues is necessary to balance rapid technological advancement with crucial ethical and societal considerations.—
Francis Hellyer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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The daughter of Season 25’s Bryan Olesen turned out a perfectly respectable rendition of Avril Lavigne’s ballad.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Hungarian women's national hockey team fell 2-0 to the Swedish women despite goalie Anikó Németh making 22 crucial saves in the outing to make the outcome more respectable.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Abrego García, 29, was deported on March 15 despite a standing immigration court ruling from 2019 barring his removal to El Salvador due to credible threats from gangs targeting his family’s pupusa business.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Read Next World Local’s theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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After spending the last two seasons together at the University of Minnesota, it’s been nice having each other to lean on — and to geek out with.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Not easy to do, but nice to come through tonight.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Characters give too many righteous speeches that put too fine a point on issues and ideas that have already emerged organically within the context of the storylines.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Mimi seesaws between hopeless heroin addict and righteous truth-teller.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Upright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upright. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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