Antonyms for upright
ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪtup·right

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1. upright

   One who is honest in the ordinary sense acts or is always disposed to act with careful regard for the rights of others, especially in matters of business or property; one who is honorable scrupulously observes the dictates of a personal honor that is higher than any demands of mercantile law or public opinion, and will do nothing unworthy of his own inherent nobility of soul. The honest man does not steal, cheat, or defraud; the honorable man will not take an unfair advantage that would be allowed him, or will make a sacrifice which no one could require of him, when his own sense of right demands it. One who is honest in the highest and fullest sense is scrupulously careful to adhere to all known truth and right even in thought. In this sense honest differs from honorable as having regard rather to absolute truth and right than to even the highest personal honor. Compare CANDID; JUSTICE.

   Antonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue

   Synonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty

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1. upright

   Antonyms:
   inverted, inclined, dishonest, dishonorable, corrupt, unprincipled, unconscientious

   Synonyms:
   vertical, erect, perpendicular, honest, honorable, pure, principled, conscientious, just, fair, equitable

Matched Categories

1. • Structural Member

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1. upright, verticalnoun

   a vertical structural member as a post or stake

   "the ball sailed between the uprights"

   Antonyms:
   inclined, horizontal, unrighteous

   Synonyms:
   upright piano, vertical

2. upright, upright pianoadjective

   a piano with a vertical sounding board

   Antonyms:
   horizontal, unrighteous, inclined

   Synonyms:
   upright piano, vertical

3. upright, unslopedadjective

   in a vertical position; not sloping

   "an upright post"

   Antonyms:
   inclined, horizontal, unrighteous

   Synonyms:
   good, unsloped, vertical, erect, just

4. good, just, uprightadjective

   of moral excellence

   "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"

   Antonyms:
   horizontal, inclined, unrighteous

   Synonyms:
   dear, good, beneficial, in effect(p), unspoiled, skillful, sound, secure, serious, effective, salutary, in force(p), vertical, skilful, practiced, equitable, estimable, expert, just, erect, proficient, full, honest, unsloped, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, fair, ripe, safe, adept, honorable, dependable, well(p), right, near

5. erect, vertical, uprightadjective

   upright in position or posture

   "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

   Antonyms:
   inclined, horizontal, unrighteous

   Synonyms:
   just, vertical, good, perpendicular, erect, tumid, unsloped

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1. uprightadjective

   Synonyms:
   erect, perpendicular, vertical, honorable, honest

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1. rapistadjective

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How to use upright in a sentence?

1. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   Tis the upright mind that holds true sovereignty.

2. Oscar Arias:

   The effect of one upright individual is incalculable.

3. Kee Kim:

   It’s not just that standing and sitting upright looks better. When you slouch forward at your desk, you are putting almost twice as much strain on the disks than if you were sitting straight up.

4. Eleftherios Synadinos:

   The message of Leonidas - Molon Labe( Come and get it) - is as timely today as ever for everything tormenting Greece, we're not like everyone else with heads bowed down. We're upright, we're standing and the message will be delivered on Sept. 20... We must not surrender arms. We must not back down.

5. Kim Sam:

   I first met her during a protest in 2012 and she was sitting up straight even in the rain as she spoke about her struggle, upright, dignified - that's how she always was, first as a victim and later as a human rights activist. She's a role model I respect the most.

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