Synonyms for uprightness
Most common
rectitude righteousness integrity probity verticality erectness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rectitude — the state of being honest, honourable, and moral
rectitude, righteousness, integrity, probity, honor US, honour UK, virtue, justice, morality, decency, fairness, goodness, propriety, principle, right, rightfulness, seemliness, purity, virtuousness, honesty dated, seemlihood dated
2. Verticality — the state of being erect or vertical
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
You are responsible only for your own uprightness. See to that and all else will take care of itself. - Miles Williams Mathis
- n. 2
The state of being erect or vertical.
Forms
- Plural
- uprightnesses → rectitudes, righteousnesses, integrities, probities…
Choose the right word
Uprightness refers especially to conduct.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- integrity He'd never accept a bribe; he's a man of integrity.
- righteousness I will I could bottle your righteousness.
- probity Are you questioning Tom's probity?
- rectitude You're hardly a model of moral rectitude.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uprightness | rising | |
| integrity | rising | |
| righteousness | rising | |
| probity | rising | |
| rectitude | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- right1, honor2
- 6 letters
- honour2, virtue2, purity3
- 7 letters
- justice2, honesty3, decency3, probity3
- 8 letters
- goodness2, morality4, fairness2
- 9 letters
- principle3, integrity4, propriety4, rectitude3, erectness
- 10 letters
- seemliness, seemlihood
- 11 letters
- verticality
- 12 letters
- virtuousness, rightfulness, verticalness
- 13 letters
- righteousness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- droiture
- Italiano
- rettitudine
- Español
- derechura
- Català
- rectitud