He sits upright, not crouched over his plate like an animal at a feeding trough.
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Upright
/ˈʌpɹaɪt/
Synonyms for "upright" (356 found)
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Closest matches (72)
Adjective(13 words)
Adverb(1 words)
angelicarrowlikeat attentionazimuth circlebaby grandbackstagebalusterbalustradebanisterbasebehind the scenesblamelessbolt uprightcandidcaryatidcast upcembalochristianclarichordclavicembalo
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clavichordclavicitternclavicymbalclavicytheriumclaviercleancolonnadecolumnconcert grandconscientiouscottage pianocouched harpcreditabledadodead straightdecentdiedirectdoorjambdoorpostdownrightdulcimer harpsichordelevateelevatedendwaysendwiseequitableerecterectlyestimableethicaleven
Strong matches (106)
exaltedexemplaryfairfaithfulflatfootstalkfrankfull of integritygatepostgodlygoodgrandgrand pianohammer dulcimerharmonichordharpsichordhighhigh principledhigh-mindedhigh-principled
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highly respectablehitching posthonesthonorablehorizontalimmaculateimpartialin a lineincorruptincorruptibleinviolateirreproachablejackjambjustking postklavierlaw abidinglaw-abidinglaw-lovinglaw-reveringlevellift upliftedlineallinearloftymanichordmanichordonmanlymelodionmelopianomilepostmonochordmoralmullionnewel-postnoblenormalon endon stiltsorthodiagonalpair of virginalspaleparlor grandpedestalpedicelpeduncleperpendicularperpendicularlypianettepianinopianopiano-violinpianofortepicket
Noun(7 words)
Related words (178)
pierpilasterpilepilingpillarpitchplinthplumbpolepostprincipledproppurequeen-postraiseraise aloftraise upraisedrampantrear
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rear aloftrearingrectilinealrectilinearreligiousreputablerespectablerightright angleright mindedright on endright-mindedrighteousruler-straightsaintlikesaintlysamson postsavoryscrupulousseraphicset upshaftsignpostsimplesmoothsnubbing postsoclesolidsostinente pianofortespinetspotlesssquaresquare pianostaffstainlessstakestalkstanchionstandstand upstand uprightstand-upstandardstandingstanding upsteinwaystemsterlingstilestiltedstraightstraight-cutstraight-frontstraight-sidestraight-upstraightforwardstreamlinedsubbasesublimesurbasetruetrue-dealingtrue-devotedtrue-disposingtrue-souledtrue-spiritedtrueheartedtrunktrustworthyunbendingunbentunblemishedunbowedunbrokenuncorruptuncorrupteduncurvedundefiledundeflectedundeviatingundistortedunimpeachableuninterruptedunspottedunstainedunsulliedunswervinguntarnishedunturnedupup on endupcastupendupendedupflungupheaveupliftupliftedupraiseupraiseduprearuprearedupright pianouprighteousuprightlyupstageupstandingupstandinglyupthrownupwardsverticalvertical circleviolin pianovirginalvirtuousworthyyeomanly
Adjective(24 words)
polepostprecipitousprincipledprincipled actionpure solventpurusroman soldierssaintsaintedsavorysavory dishsheer amountsquareststanchionstatantstraightuncontaminatedunslopeduntipped
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Noun(13 words)
rectastanchionsstand tallstandingstanding posturestanding uprighttrustworthy attributeupright cueupright pianoverticalvertical pullvertical stabilityvertical-pull grip
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesethicsforte-pianomoral charactermoral conductmoral qualitymusical instrumentorientationpersonpianopianofortepositionposturespatial relationstructural membervertical orientation
More specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
9 entrieskeep uprightsit uprightstand uprightupright freezerupright pianoupright positionupright postupright postureupright stance
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
14 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- muntant noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
Finnish
1 entries- tolppa noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
French
1 entries- montant noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
Māori
4 entries- turu noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
- turupou noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
- turuturu noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
- tuturu noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
Russian
4 entries- коло́нна noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
- подпорка noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
- сто́йка noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
- сто́йка во́рот noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
Spanish
2 entries- montante noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
- poste noun (any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Even after it was hit, the pole was still upright.
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An empty bag can't stand upright.
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Stand upright when I'm talking to you.
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Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.