standout
or stand-out
something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
someone who is conspicuous in an area because of refusal to conform with the actions, opinions, desires, etc., of the majority.
outstanding; superior.
Origin of standout
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How to use standout in a sentence
Divas stand out, they are remarkable in every sense of that word.
Two phrases stand out: be they who they may and broken in from the birth.
This is purely because the images are iconic and still stand out today.
Vogue Photographer Erwin Blumenfeld: Secrets of a Fashion Legend | Tim Teeman | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEspecially in Brooklyn, the social pressure to stand out can seem suffocating.
Why the Upper East Side Is Now Cooler Than Brooklyn | Tom Teodorczuk | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCompared to other ethnicities, the numbers really stand out.
The fjord below lay as smooth as a mirror, the outermost headlands and islands seeming to stand out of the water.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandTake a flat surface of clay and see if you can model a reindeer so that it will stand out a little from the surface.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppModesty is to merit what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreThe muscles would stand out in her cheeks, the perspiration start upon her forehead.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairBut it was carried against the Company, though they stand out against the verdict.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
British Dictionary definitions for stand out
to be distinctive or conspicuous
to refuse to agree, consent, or comply: they stood out for a better price
to protrude or project
to navigate a vessel away from a port, harbour, anchorage, etc
informal
a person or thing that is distinctive or outstanding
(as modifier): the standout track from the album
a person who refuses to agree or consent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with standout
Protrude, project, as in Those reliefs stand out from the building walls. [First half of 1500s]
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