upstanding
/ʌpˈstandɪŋ
/adjective
1Honest; respectable: an upstanding member of the community...
- Mr Watts-Jones told the court his client had outgrown the misbehaviour of his youth and become an upstanding member of the community, with a respectable job, a wife and two teenage children.
- He clearly was neither a law-abiding person nor an upstanding member of the local community.
- But I think it came at a moment when Americans were particularly hungry for someone they could perceive as honest, upstanding, and a hero.
Synonyms
honest, honourable, upright, respectable, reputable, high-minded, law-abiding, right-minded, worthy, moral, ethical, righteous, decent, good, virtuous, principled, high-principled, of principle, proper, correct, just, noble, incorruptible, anti-corruption, conscientious
2Standing up; erect: upstanding feathered plumes
Synonyms
upright, erect, vertical, plumb, upended, on end, rearing, straight (up and down), perpendicular;
on one's feet, standing, in a standing position;
Heraldry rampant
2.1(Of an animal) strong and healthy: upstanding, powerful sheep...
- My mare had fulfilled all our expectations and presented us with a healthy, upstanding young colt; who would go on to win many a class alongside his mum.
- There were no collies in those days and many of the best sheep dogs were big upstanding and both smooth and rough coated.
Rhymes
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- electrographic pencil