Upright
Crossword Clue & Answers

3 December 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 23 answers for the crossword clue 'Upright', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Upright a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Upright as an answer itself some 126 times.

Upright is a single word clue made up of 7 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Friday, 17 December 2021 with the answer being HONOURABLE, but the most popular answer for this clue is ERECT.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 17 Dec 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 3 Dec 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 1 Dec 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 19 Nov 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 23 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 11 Oct 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 12 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 5 Aug 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 23 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 2 Jul 2021

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Upright', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Upright' and give you a hint.

• A piano with a vertical sounding board
• In a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
• Upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
• A vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
• Of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

GOAL
A successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"

GOOD
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"

JUST
Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

5 Letters

ERECT
Construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

MORAL
The significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

ONEND

ROMAN
Of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"

STAND
A defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"

6 Letters

DECENT
Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

HONEST
Without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"

SPINET
A small and compactly built upright piano

7 Letters

ENDWAYS
In or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"

ENDWISE
In or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"

ETHICAL
Conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley

8 Letters

GOALPOST
One of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field

STANDING
The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

UNSLOPED
In a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"

VERTICAL
Upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

VIRTUOUS
Morally excellent

9 Letters

HONORABLE
Worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

10 Letters

HONOURABLE
Worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

12 Letters

UPRIGHTPIANO
A piano with a vertical sounding board

13 Letters

PERPENDICULAR
A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point