right-side up
Not upside down
Right-side up describes something positioned with its proper orientation—top at the top, bottom at the bottom: Make sure the box stays right-side up during shipping.
The phrase contrasts with upside down.
It can modify a noun a right-side-up cake or follow a verb Turn it right-side up.
- straightNot curved or crooked
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- orientedPositioned toward a point
- correctFree from error
- properSocially appropriate
level · balanced · on an even keel · steady · flip · turn · rotate · invert · aligned · standing · erect · perpendicular · plumb · true · square · centered · stable · grounded
right-side upupside down
Reversed in vertical orientation
inverted · upside-down · topsy-turvy · flipped · overturned
right-side uptopsy-turvy
Inverted or disordered
in disarray · jumbled · disordered · askew · awry
right, side, rightly, rightness, rights, righted, righting, rightward, sided