'outstanding' definitions:
Definition of 'outstanding'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
adjective
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking]
adjective
Owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts" [syn: outstanding, owing(p), undischarged]
adjective
Of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey" [syn: great, outstanding]
Synonyms of 'outstanding'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cut above,
- above,
- ahead,
- appalling,
- apparent,
- arrant,
- arresting,
- ascendant,
- astonishing,
- back,
- better,
- blatant,
- bold,
- capital,
- capping,
- celebrated,
- choice,
- chosen,
- consequential,
- conspicuous,
- cortical,
- distinguished,
- dominant,
- due,
- eclipsing,
- egregious,
- eminent,
- emissile,
- epidermic,
- esteemed,
- estimable,
- exceeding,
- excellent,
- excelling,
- exceptional,
- excrescent,
- excrescential,
- exomorphic,
- exterior,
- external,
- extraordinary,
- extrinsic,
- extruding,
- fabulous,
- famed,
- famous,
- fantastic,
- finer,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- flagrant,
- formidable,
- fringe,
- glaring,
- greater,
- hanging out,
- higher,
- important,
- in arrear,
- in arrears,
- in ascendancy,
- in relief,
- in the ascendant,
- in the foreground,
- in the limelight,
- incredible,
- jutting,
- left,
- leftover,
- magnificent,
- main,
- major,
- marked,
- marvelous,
- mature,
- memorable,
- net,
- noble,
- notable,
- noted,
- noteworthy,
- noticeable,
- notorious,
- obtrusive,
- odd,
- of choice,
- of mark,
- one up on,
- open,
- ostensible,
- out,
- outer,
- outermost,
- outlying,
- outmost,
- outside,
- outward,
- outward-facing,
- over,
- overdue,
- owed,
- owing,
- payable,
- peripheral,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- prestigious,
- principal,
- prognathous,
- projecting,
- prominent,
- pronounced,
- protrudent,
- protruding,
- protrusile,
- protrusive,
- protuberant,
- protuberating,
- public,
- rare,
- receivable,
- redeemable,
- remaining,
- remanent,
- remarkable,
- rememberable,
- renowned,
- reputable,
- rivaling,
- roundabout,
- salient,
- seeming,
- sensational,
- signal,
- significant,
- smashing,
- spare,
- special,
- star,
- staring,
- stark-staring,
- stellar,
- sticking out,
- striking,
- super,
- superb,
- superexcellent,
- superficial,
- superfluous,
- superior,
- superlative,
- surface,
- surpassing,
- surplus,
- surviving,
- telling,
- to spare,
- to the front,
- topping,
- transcendent,
- transcendental,
- transcending,
- uncommon,
- unconsumed,
- unforgettable,
- unpaid,
- unresolved,
- unsettled,
- unused,
- upper,
- wonderful