Hyphenation of upright

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word upright? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

up-right

Definitions of upright:

1.	A vertical structural member as a post or stake The ball sailed between the uprights
2.	A piano with a vertical sounding board
3.	In a vertical position Not sloping An upright post
4.	Of moral excellence A genuinely good person A just cause An upright and respectable man
5.	Upright in position or posture An erect stature Erect flower stalks For a dog
6.	An erect tail indicates aggression A column still vertical amid the ruins He sat bolt upright

Synonyms of upright:

adj	unsloped, vertical, perpendicular
adj	good, just, virtuous, righteous
adj	straight, unbent, unbowed, erect, vertical
adj	standing
adj	erect, vertical, erectile, fastigiate, orthostatic, passant, rampant, rearing, standing, stand-up, statant, straight, unbent, unbowed, straight-backed
noun	vertical, structural member
noun	upright piano, piano, pianoforte, forte-piano

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.