outstanding

[out-stan-ding] / ˌaʊtˈstæn dɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

superior, excellent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distinguished dominant eminent excellent exceptional famous great important impressive magnificent phenomenal preeminent special stellar superior superlative well-known

WEAK

A number one A-1 ace boss capital celebrated chief cool crack eventful far-out greatest hundred-proof main major meritorious momentous mostest number one out-of-sight out-of-this-world predominant primo principal standout star super tops world-class

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK bad common humble inferior insignificant little low normal ordinary poor powerless regular small undistinguished unexceptional unimportant unknown unnotable usual weak

WEAK

average inconspicuous paid resolved settled unnoticeable unremarkable unstriking

ADJECTIVE

noticeable, striking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distinguished important leading memorable notable noteworthy prominent remarkable

WEAK

arresting arrestive conspicuous eye-catching marked pronounced salient signal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common inconsequential insignificant ordinary unimportant unknown unremarkable

WEAK

average bad inconspicuous inferior paid poor regular resolved settled unexceptional unnoticeable unstriking

ADJECTIVE

referring to an unpaid debt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overdue pending unresolved

WEAK

due mature ongoing open owing payable remaining uncollected unsettled

Antonyms

WEAK

average bad inconspicuous inferior ordinary paid poor regular resolved settled unexceptional unnoticeable unremarkable unstriking

Example Sentences

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The Ulster centre was outstanding again, a player overlooked for the longest time and now a prime contender for man of the tournament.

From BBC

Eight years on, Hutchcroft has engaged lawyers to pursue Barrett in Lichtenstein, Austria, Monaco and Israel - but the debt remains outstanding.

From BBC

Paying tribute, former prime minister Sir Tony Blair said he was an "outstanding" member of the New Labour government.

From BBC

She has a master of arts in Business and Economics Journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she received the Philip Greer Memorial Scholarship for outstanding financial writing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The hospitals in the New York/New Jersey area are outstanding.

From MarketWatch

outstanding

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