upstanding

adj

1. stand-up, standing-up, standing, rearing, Heraldry. rampant; upraised, upreared, uplifted, upended; vertical, plumb, perpendicular, Math. normal; erect, tall and erect, bolt upright, straight-up, straight up and down, up and down.

2. vigorous, energetic, dynamic, active; robust, hearty, hale, hale and hearty, hardy, strong and healthy, bursting with health and vigor; sound, healthy, in good health, fit, physically fit, in good condition, in fine fettle, Inf. in good shape, Inf. in shape; stout, staunch, stalwart, firm, sturdy, tough.

3. honest, upright, incorruptible, See upright(def.

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4. candid, frank, forthright, foursquare, straightforward, direct; open, open and sincere, open-hearted, ingenuous, guileless, artless, sincere, genuine, undecep-tive, undeceitful, undeceiving, undissembling, undissimulating; aboveboard, open and aboveboard, out front, up front, on the level, up and up, on the up and up, no-nonsense.