upstanding | Definition of upstanding

Synonyms and Antonyms of upstanding

1 following the accepted rules of moral conduct

a fine, upstanding woman who deserves to be nominated to the state's highest court

Synonyms of upstanding

decent, ethical, honest, honorable, just, noble, principled, respectable, righteous, stand-up, upright

Words Related to upstanding

blameless, guiltless, irreproachable, unassailable, unimpeachable

chivalrous, classy, high-minded, menschy, right-minded

conscientious, fair, good, incorruptible, moral, reputable, respected, scrupulous, uncorrupted, virtuous

decorous, nice, polite, proper, seemly

Near Antonyms of upstanding

bad, blackguardly, corrupt, criminal, crooked, evil, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, mean, nefarious, rascally, reprehensible, roguish, rotten, scoundrelly, sinful

unfair, unscrupulous, vile, villainous, wicked, wretched

blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable

debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, disgraceful, disreputable, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, profligate, reprobate, shameful, venal

Antonyms of upstanding

base, dishonest, dishonorable, ignoble, low, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unworthy

2 rising straight up

not a single wall remained upstanding after the tornado had passed

Synonyms of upstanding

erect, perpendicular, plumb, raised, stand-up, standing, upright, vertical

Words Related to upstanding

elevated, lifted, upended, upraised

freestanding, stand-alone

Near Antonyms of upstanding

prostrate, supine

diagonal, hanging, sagging, slant, slanted, slanting, slanty

Antonyms of upstanding

flat, recumbent