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Synonym: erecthonorablelaw-abidingmoralreputablerespectablestandingupstandingverticalAntonym: dishonestSimilar words: sprightlyrightall rightright awaybrightenright wingforthrightfrightfulMeaning: [‚ʌp'raɪt]  n. 1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake 2. a piano with a vertical sounding board. adj. 1. in a vertical position; not sloping 2. of moral excellence 3. upright in position or posture. 
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1 An empty sack cannot stand upright
2 An empty bad cannot stand upright
3 Better be upright and want, than wicked and have abundance. 
4 An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 
5 He is upright in his dealings.
6 Gradually raise your body into an upright position.
7 He stood in an upright position.
8 Slowly the boat came upright.
9 The nursery teacher made the children sit bolt upright.
10 An upright man is respectable.
11 Helen sat upright in her chair.
12 She sat upright in bed.
13 He managed to pull himself upright.
14 These upright stones are the vestiges of some ancient religion.
15 Please return your seat to an upright position and fasten your belt.
16 The chimpanzee stood upright and grasped the bars of its cage.
17 He was sitting upright in his hospital bed,[www.Sentencedict.com] propped up by pillows.
18 He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could.
19 Pulling himself upright, he squared his shoulders.
20 He struggled hard to keep the boat upright.
21 The flag pole wouldn't stay upright.
22 Polly jerked upright, wild-eyed and blinking.
23 He pulled himself upright and faced me.
24 Cautiously, he moved himself into an upright position.
25 Put the bottle upright, not on its side.
26 With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.
27 She held herself rigidly upright.
28 She was sitting upright in her chair.
29 She sat upright, her body rigid with fear.
30 Keep the bottles in an upright position.
More similar words: sprightlyrightall rightright awaybrightenright wingforthrightfrightfulfrighteneddivine rightcivil rightsbill of rightsrighteousnesshighlightuprisingfightlightnightmightheightmightyslightweightflighteightheightyplightdelightfighterin sight
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