Upstanding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

meriting respect or esteem

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌpstˈændɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌpstˈandɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌpstˈandɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌpstˈændɪŋ/.

Examples

an upstanding member of the community

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

solid

Parts of Speech

adjective

meriting respect or esteem

“an upstanding member of the community”

Word Forms

solidness

noun

the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufrecht

Respekt oder Wertschätzung verdienen

🇫🇷French

droit

méritant le respect ou l'estime

🇪🇸Spanish

recto

merecedor de respeto o estima

🇮🇹Italian

onesto

meritare rispetto o stima

🇳🇱Dutch

rechtopstaand

respect of waardering verdienen

🇵🇹Portuguese

íntegro

merecendo respeito ou estima

🇷🇺Russian

честный

заслуживающий уважения или почтения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊपरवाला

आदर या आदर के योग्य

🇮🇳Tamil

உயர்ந்து நிற்கும்

மரியாதை அல்லது மரியாதைக்குரிய தகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉన్నతమైన

గౌరవం లేదా గౌరవం

🇮🇳Marathi

उंचावणारा

योग्य आदर किंवा सन्मान

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊભું

યોગ્ય આદર અથવા સન્માન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ತುಂಗಕ್ಕೇರಿದೆ

ಅರ್ಹವಾದ ಗೌರವ ಅಥವಾ ಗೌರವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയർന്നു നിൽക്കുന്നത്

ബഹുമാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആദരവ് അർഹിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੜਾ

ਆਦਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਯੋਗਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھڑا

قابل احترام عزت یا احترام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正直的

值得尊重或尊敬

🇯🇵Japanese

直立した

尊敬または尊敬に値する

🇰🇷Korean

훌륭한

존경이나 존중을 받을 만하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đứng vững

xứng đáng được tôn trọng hoặc đánh giá cao

🇹🇭Thai

ยืนหยัด

สมควรได้รับความเคารพหรือนับถือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tulus

pantas dihormati atau dihargai

🇵🇭Filipino

matibay

karapat-dapat sa paggalang o pagpapahalaga

🇲🇾Malay

terhormat

patut dihormati atau dihormati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتصب

تستحق الاحترام أو التقدير

🇮🇷Persian

سربلند

شایسته احترام یا احترام

🇹🇷Turkish

dürüst

saygıyı veya hürmeti hak eden

🇮🇱Hebrew

הָגוּן

ראוי לכבוד או הערכה

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