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   Up·stand·ing

   /ˌəpˈstandiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. honest; respectable: "an upstanding member of the community" Similar honesthonorableuprightrespectablereputablehigh-mindedlaw-abidingright-mindedworthymoralethicalrighteousdecentgoodvirtuousprincipledhigh-principledof principlepropercorrectjustnobleincorruptibleanticorruptionconscientiousOpposite dishonorablecrooked
   • 2. standing up; erect: "upstanding feathered plumes" Similar uprighterectverticalplumbupendedon endrearingstraight (up and down)perpendicularon one's feetstandingin a standing positionrampantOpposite flatlying downseated

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