outstanding
prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
marked by superiority or distinction; excellent; distinguished: an outstanding student.
continuing in existence; remaining unsettled, unpaid, etc.: outstanding debts.
(of securities and the like) publicly issued and sold or in circulation.
standing out; projecting: a stiff, outstanding fabric.
Archaic. that resists or opposes.
Origin of outstanding
1Other words for outstanding
Other words from outstanding
- out·stand·ing·ly, adverb
- out·stand·ing·ness, noun
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How to use outstanding in a sentence
The outstanding Jared Butler, the outstanding Davion Mitchell and the outstanding MaCio Teague had 223 college games between them before this season, and between them, they’re something.
College basketball’s kingdoms have gone haywire — in case you just started paying attention | Chuck Culpepper | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostA spokeswoman for the agency emphasized that it was not unusual to have outstanding or unpaid bills from companies.
Utility Companies Owe Millions to This State Regulatory Agency. The Problem? The Agency Can’t Track What It’s Owed. | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | February 10, 2021 | ProPublicaThey made big bets across channels to create and deliver outstanding content despite incredible production constraints.
Comedy Central Digital, VH1 and Johnson & Johnson top this year’s Digiday Video and TV Awards shortlist | Melissa Hayes | February 9, 2021 | DigidayAt the same time, two-thirds of outstanding student loan debt is held by women.
Why Student Debt Cancellation Is Vital for Americans Most Hurt by the Pandemic | Suzanne Kahn and Anna N. Smith | February 5, 2021 | TimeTogether, they create a sweater capable of providing outstanding insulation that stays comfortable when things heat up.
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Reviews have been outstanding, with many film critics calling it one of the best films of the year.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is both an outstanding work of scholarship and a commanding visual document.
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Because Wright was a no-show in criminal court to face the loud music and pot bust he already had an outstanding warrant.
A “komitetchik par excellence,” a man of “outstanding mediocrity,” and “the grave digger of the revolution.”
Kotkin Biography Reveals Stalin's Evil Pragmatism | William O’Connor | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has continued to be an outstanding institution for higher education in the United States.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe elevator company must keep on hand enough grain to meet all outstanding receipts.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe next outstanding incident of her life had happened two years later, when she was seventeen.
Summer | Edith WhartonThe Washington Monument here is considered an outstanding sculptural group.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey(i) The gazetting of the outstanding regulations empowered by the 1934 and 1953 Amendment Acts.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
British Dictionary definitions for outstanding
/ (ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ) /
superior; excellent; distinguished
prominent, remarkable, or striking
still in existence; unsettled, unpaid, or unresolved
(of shares, bonds, etc) issued and sold
projecting or jutting upwards or outwards
Derived forms of outstanding
- outstandingly, adverb
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