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outsport |
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outstanding
| outstandingly
| outstare
| outstart
| outstation
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outstanding (root: outstand)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective outstanding has 4 senses
- outstanding(s = adj.all) Array - distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
- outstanding(s = adj.all) prominent, salient, spectacular, striking - 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"
- outstanding(s = adj.all) owing, undischarged - owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
- outstanding(s = adj.all) great - of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
CIDE DICTIONARY
outstanding, a.
- That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations. [1913 Webster]"Revenues . . . as well outstanding as collected." [1913 Webster]
- Conspicuously excellent; markedly superior; distinguished. [PJC]
- So prominent so as to attract notice; conspicuous; usually but not always in a good sense. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
outstanding, adj.
1 a conspicuous, eminent, esp. because of excellence. b (usu. foll. by at, in) remarkable in (a specified field).
2 (esp. of a debt) not yet settled ({pound}200 still outstanding).
1 a conspicuous, eminent, esp. because of excellence. b (usu. foll. by at, in) remarkable in (a specified field).
2 (esp. of a debt) not yet settled ({pound}200 still outstanding).
Derivative
outstandingly adv.
THESAURUS
outstanding
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, wonderfulROGET THESAURUS
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Remainder
N remainder, residue, remains, remanent, remnant, rest, relic, leavings, heeltap, odds and ends, cheesepairings, candle ends, orts, residuum, dregs, refuse, stubble, result, educt, fag-end, ruins, wreck, skeleton, stump, alluvium, surplus, overplus, excess, balance, complement, superplus, surplusage, superfluity, survival, survivance, remaining, left, left behind left over, residual, residuary, over, odd, unconsumed, sedimentary, surviving, net, exceeding, over and above, outlying, outstanding, cast off, superfluous.Debt
N debt, obligation, liability, indebtment, debit, score, bill, check, account (credit), arrears, deferred payment, deficit, default, insolvency, bad debt, interest, premium, usance, usury, floating debt, floating capital, debtor, debitor, mortgagor, defaulter, borrower, 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, minus, out of pocket, unpaid, unrequited, unrewarded, owing, due, in arrear, outstanding, past due, aes alienum debitorem leve gravius inimicum facit, neither a borrower nor a lender be.Exteriority
N exteriority, outside, exterior, surface, superficies, skin, superstratum, disk, disc, face, facet, extrados, excentricity, eccentricity, circumjacence, exterior, external, outer most, outward, outlying, outside, outdoor, round about, extramural, extralimitary, extramundane, superficial, skin-deep, frontal, discoid, extraregarding, excentric, eccentric, outstanding, extrinsic, ecdemic, exomorphic, externally, out, with out, over, outwards, ab extra, out of doors, extra muros, in the open air, sub Jove, sub dio, a la belle etoile, al fresco.
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