The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - upright adj.

1) erect, perpendicular, vertical, on end, straight up and down, plumb, stand-up, standing up, Brit upstanding: Few upright columns of the Greek temple remained. 2) moral, principled, high-minded, ethical, virtuous, upstanding, straight, righteous, straightforward, honourable, honest, just, trustworthy, unimpeachable, uncorrupt(ed) , incorruptible, decent, good: David had long been an upright member of the church council. --n. 3) post, pole, column, vertical, perpendicular: We need another upright to support the floor over here. --adv. 4) perpendicularly, vertically, upward(s) , straight up (and down) : The javelin was sticking upright out of the ground. 5 right side up: Miraculously, the platter with the roast on it landed upright on the floor.