Synonyms of stand-up

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adjective

1

as in honorable

following the accepted rules of moral conduct

a real stand-up guy, he's willing to raise the child—by himself if necessary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honorable
• honest
• ethical
• decent
• upright
• respectable
• principled
• noble
• righteous
• just
• good
• upstanding
• nice
• respected
• proper
• conscientious
• unimpeachable
• unassailable
• classy
• moral
• chivalrous
• irreproachable
• blameless
• polite
• guiltless
• virtuous
• high-minded
• reputable
• incorruptible
• scrupulous
• menschy
• fair
• decorous
• uncorrupted
• right-minded
• seemly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• base
• low
• criminal
• ignoble
• dishonest
• unprincipled
• dishonorable
• unworthy
• unjust
• bad
• roguish
• mean
• unethical
• evil
• unrighteous
• rotten
• crooked
• sinful
• corrupt
• reprehensible
• wicked
• immoral
• nefarious
• iniquitous
• rascally
• unfair
• vile
• unscrupulous
• villainous
• wretched
• knavish
• blackguardly
• loose
• degenerate
• scoundrelly
• debauched
• debased
• depraved
• disgraceful
• degraded
• shameful
• perverted
• culpable
• venal
• censurable
• disreputable
• demoralized
• dissolute
• decadent
• perverse
• blameworthy
• blamable
• profligate
• libertine
• dissipated
• reprobate

2

as in vertical

rising straight up

a puppy with stand-up ears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vertical
• standing
• erect
• upright
• perpendicular
• raised
• plumb
• lifted
• upstanding
• elevated
• upraised
• freestanding
• upended
• stand-alone
• semierect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flat
• recumbent
• prostrate
• supine
• hanging
• diagonal
• slant
• sagging
• slanted
• slanting
• slanty

stand up

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verb

as in to fly

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval

a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fly
• work
• hold up
• pass
• pass muster
• hold water
• wash
• play
• get through
• go over
• take
• go down
• go through

stand-up

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noun

as in improv

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improv
• satire
• burlesque
• parody
• banter
• comedy
• drollery
• persiflage
• knockabout
• high comedy
• wit
• low comedy
• horseplay
• slapstick
• farce
• foolery
• fun
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• humor