upstanding
The adjective upstanding is good for describing someone who is a good and honorable person, like your trusted best friend.
A person with a reputation for honesty and strong morals can be called upstanding. The word is often paired with citizen, especially when someone's talking about a public or well-known figure: "Everyone knows the high school principal is an upstanding citizen." Its root is Old English, and the earliest meaning was literally "standing up." It wasn't until the 1860's that upstanding gained the meaning of "honest and respectable."
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meriting respect or esteem“an upstanding member of the community”synonyms: solidrespectablecharacterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
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Vocabulary lists containing upstanding
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