Antonyms for upstanding
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhp-stan-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈstæn dɪŋ |
Definition of upstanding
Origin :- Old English, in the literal sense, from up + standing (see stand (v.)). Figurative sense of "honest" is attested from 1863.
- adj honorable
- She stooped ever so slightly and touched the upstanding mop of his wavy hair.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The Earth-beam still swept the heavens like a stiff, upstanding sword.
- Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings
- He was big and upstanding, with a look of honesty that Pen liked.
- Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
- It was there I first met him, and a fine, upstanding young officer he was.
- Extract from : « The Great Sioux Trail » by Joseph Altsheler
- The other has upstanding volutes of a heavy kind of foliage.
- Extract from : « The Cathedral Builders » by Leader Scott
- They had been fine, upstanding boys, all bright with spotless records.
- Extract from : « First on the Moon » by Jeff Sutton
- For the animal is awake and upstanding; the spirit that quickens reality is apart.
- Extract from : « Red Fleece » by Will Levington Comfort
- She was a fine, upstanding creature, tremulous with emotion.
- Extract from : « The Valley of Vision » by Henry Van Dyke
- The upstanding dorsal has a crest, from which the sides curl back.
- Extract from : « The Woodlands Orchids » by Frederick Boyle
- Just in front of them, where there still was a channel of water, was an upstanding rock.
- Extract from : « Robinetta » by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Synonyms for upstanding
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