adj. 1
Vertical; erect.
Supported by pillows, ſhe ſat almoſt upright.
adj. 2
In its proper orientation; not overturned.
My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.
adj. 3
Greater in height than breadth.

Related words

Word family: uprighteous uprightly uprightness
Phrases: upright yellow-sorrel upright piano upright bass upright bassist upright man

Choose the right word

Upright, Innocent, Righteous or Virtuous?

Innocent is a negative word, expressing less than righteous, upright, or virtuous, which imply knowledge of good and evil, with free choice of the good. A little child or a lamb is innocent; a tried and faithful man is righteous, upright, virtuous.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

proper Algeria needs to use proper irrigation techniques.
reasonable If the price is reasonable, I want to buy the car.
standing She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling.
perpendicular The barricade has to be perpendicular to the road.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
upright		rising
proper		falling
reasonable		falling
uncorrupt		steady
standing		rising
perpendicular		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: just¹, good¹, true¹, fair¹, pure¹
5 letters: right¹, clean¹, moral², erect², plumb¹, pyore
6 letters: square¹, honest², proper², worthy², candid², unbent
7 letters: rampant², unbowed², surrect
8 letters: straight¹, standard², standing², vertical³, faithful², virtuous³, unsloped
9 letters: righteous², honorable⁴, equitable⁴, uncorrupt
10 letters: reasonable⁴, honourable⁴, principled³, orthograde
11 letters: trustworthy³
13 letters: perpendicular⁵, conscientious⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moral² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: intègre
Italiano: integro
Español: íntegro