Nouns (2)
vertical
n. a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
upright piano
n. a piano with a vertical sounding board
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (9)
perpendicular, erect, unsloped
adj. in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
straight, unbowed, unbent
adj. erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
good, virtuous, just
adj. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
Fuzzynyms (60)
honorable, honourable
adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
moral
adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
worthy
adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"
virtuous
adj. morally excellent
right
adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
honest, honorable, honourable
adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
honest, fair-and-square
adj. just and honest
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
adj. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
straight
adj. characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
trustworthy, trusty
adj. worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
conscientious, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous
adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
sincere
adj. open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
veracious
adj. precisely accurate; "a veracious account"
credible, believable
adj. capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
exact, accurate, precise
adj. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
true, trustworthy
adj. "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
true
adj. consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
true
adj. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable
adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
noble, worthy, solid, upstanding
adj. morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
incorruptible
adj. incapable of being morally corrupted; "incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society"
honest, straightforward, aboveboard
adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
reliable, honest, dependable
adj. worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
admirable
adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"
estimable
adj. deserving of respect or high regard
good, estimable, respectable, honorable, honourable
adj. deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
respectable
adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"
noble
adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
Synonyms (15)
perpendicular, normal
adj. intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
plumb, true
adj. exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
upended
adj. turned up on end
erectile
adj. capable of being raised to an upright position; "erectile feathers"
passant
adj. in walking position with right foreleg raised
rearing, rampant
adj. rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant"
rigid
adj. designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
salient
adj. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
standing
adj. having a supporting base; "a standing lamp"
statant
adj. standing on four feet
straight-backed
adj. of posture; "a slim straight-backed dancer"
morally justified
adj. "righteous indignation"
Antonyms (1)
horizontal
adj. parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface"
upright
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