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outstanding
adjective
1 outstanding
Distinguished from others in excellence.
Roget 40:
remaining,
left;
left behind,
left over;
residual,
residuary;
over,
odd;
unconsumed,
sedimentary;
surviving;
net;
exceeding,
over and above;
outlying,
outstanding;
cast off
etc.
782;
superfluous
etc.
(redundant)
641.
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Roget 220:
exterior,
external;
outer most;
outward,
outlying,
outside,
outdoor;
round about
etc.
227;
extramural;
extralimitary†,
extramundane.
superficial,
skin-deep;
frontal,
discoid.
extraregarding†;
excentric†,
eccentric;
outstanding;
extrinsic
etc.
6;
ecdemic [Med.],
exomorphic†.
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2 outstanding
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.
synonyms: prominent, salient, spectacular, striking.
3 outstanding
Owed as a debt:
— Outstanding bills.
synonyms: owing, undischarged.
Roget 806:
indebted;
liable,
chargeable,
answerable for.
in debt,
in embarrassed circumstances,
in difficulties;
incumbered,
involved;
involved in debt,
plunged in debt,
deep in debt,
over one's head in debt,
over head and ears in debt;
deeply involved;
fast tied up;
insolvent
etc.
(not paying)
808;
minus,
out of pocket.
unpaid;
unrequited,
unrewarded;
owing,
due,
in arrear†,
outstanding;
past due.
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4 outstanding
Of major significance or importance:
— Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey.
synonym: great.
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 ... show more.
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