upright, honest, just, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles.

upright adjective (MORAL) honest, responsible, and moral: an upright young man (Definition of upright from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

UPRIGHT definition: erect or vertical, as in position or posture. See examples of upright used in a sentence.

If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down.

When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey.

1. A perpendicular position; verticality. 2. Something, such as a goalpost, that stands upright. 3. An upright piano. 4. An upright bicycle.

Something that's upright stands straight up. When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture.

There wasn't enough room to stand upright, so we had to bend over. She sat bolt upright [=she sat up straight] in bed when I entered the room. The uprights of the structure were embedded in concrete. …

upright adjective (MORAL) honest, responsible, and moral: an upright young man (Definition of upright from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Upright is an Australian comedy drama television series created by Chris Taylor that stars Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock in the lead roles, with Minchin also writing and composing.