outstanding
Adjective Satellite
- distinguished from others in excellence
- "did outstanding work in human relations"
- "an outstanding war record"
- 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"
- owed as a debt
- "outstanding bills"
- of major significance or importance
- "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
Verb
- present participle and gerund of outstand
Adj
- Prominent or noticeable; sovereign.
- Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.
- Projecting outwards.
- Unresolved; not settled or finished.
- Owed as a debt.
Examples
- Are there any outstanding issues that need to be addressed?
- I have several outstanding tasks on my to-do list.
- You must pay any outstanding corporate card balance immediately.
Origin / Etymology
From outstand, equivalent to out- + standing or outstand + -ing.
Synonyms
great, owing, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking, undischarged, amazing, astounding, awesome, awesomesauce, based, bewildering, distinguished, dope, eminent, enchanting, excellent, extraordinary, forestanding, goshwow, grand, grandiose, hellagood, impressive, inspiring, magnificent, majestic, major, markworthy, marvellous, mentionable, mystifying, mythic, nameable, namely, nameworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pass-remarkable, phenomenal, ponderable, powerful, protuberant, rad, remarkable, selcouth, signal, sovereign, stupefying, stupendous, surpassing, terrific, unbelievable, unfinished, unpaid, unreal, unsettled, wide open, wonderful, wondrous
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
outstanding: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoutstanding: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outstanding: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary