Stand Out

Definition: Stand Out

Stand Out

Verb

1. Be highly noticeable.

2. Distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math".

3. Steer away from shore, of ships.

4. Be stubborn in resolution or resistance.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Literature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Stand Out

Convexity

Verb: be prominent; Adjective: project, bulge, protrude, pout, bouge, bunch; jut out, stand out, stick out, poke out; stick up, bristle up, start up, shoot up; swell over, hang over, bend over; beetle.

Obstinacy

Die hard, fight against destiny, not yield an inch, stand out.

Resistance

Verb: resist; not submit; repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand; stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against; stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out; hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm.

Crosswords: Stand Out

Go on and get that stand out of the basement (Life with Louie; writing credit: Martin Miehe-Renard; Mette Andersen Ottesen)

That's just something I had sewn on to make me stand out in a crowd (Paradise Alley; writing credit: Sylvester Stallone)

And a roadside stand out on Highway 109 ("Goodbye Earl"; performing artist: Dixie Chicks)

So the girls bought some land at a roadside stand out on Highway 109 (Goodbye Earl; performing artist: Dixie Chicks)

I have to stand out from the rest (Flipper Twist; performing artist: Flipper)

I'd do anything for you, I'd stand out in the rain (The Sweetest Taboo; performing artist: Sade; writing credit: Adu and Ditcham)

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Books

• 7 Second Marketing: How to Use Memory Hooks to Make You Instantly Stand Out in a Crowd (reference)

• Achieving Customer Delight in Your Organization: Positioning Your Organization to Stand Out, Field Book (reference)

• Seven-Second Marketing: How to Use Memory Hooks to Make You Instantly Stand Out in a Crowd (reference)

• Stand Out In The Crowd: Inspire Your Boss To Be Loyal To You (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Jackknife-fish's coloration makes it stand out to potential mates. Equetus lanceolatus. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

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The candle made the savage ends and corners of his face stand out prominently

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Business

Therefore, manufacturers strive to stand out by introducing new combinations of materials and highlighting the benefits they offer the results-oriented golfer. (references)

Economic History

Korea

Several facts stand out. (references)

South Africa

Corruption and bureaucracy stand out as the major barriers facing U.S. firms. (references)

France

Education abroad has increasingly become an important factor for French university graduates seeking to stand out in the employment market, especially with the expansion of the European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "stand out": stand out against ♦ stand out for ♦ stand out in relief ♦ stand out in silhouette against ♦ stand out of the way! ♦ stand out to sea ♦ To stand out. Additional references.

Albanian

zgjatem (continue, dwell on, extend, lengthen, linger, lunge, reach, run, stretch oneself), dukem (appear, appear to be, arise, come into view, emerge, feel, manifest, seem, show, show oneself, show up, sound), dallohem (differ, distinguish oneself, Excel, show, stick up), dal (appear, arise, beetle, brush off, come into being, come out, come up, creep out, develop, egress, emerge, erupt, exhaust, exit, flow out, get out, get out of, go out, leave, let out, open, run out, sprout, stick up, turn out, turn up). (various references)

Arabic 

‏دافع عن كرامته, ‏برز (accentuate, break out, bring out, bulge, come into view, display, emerge, excrete, feature, form, germinate, heighten, image, jut, outcrop, outdo, point, project, protrude, raise, relieve, shine, shoot, show up, spring, stick, stick out). (various references)

Bulgarian 

стърча (bulge, jut, jut out, override, project, protrude, stick, wait about), стоя настрана (efface, keep away from, keep out, stay away, stay out), оставам вън, откроявам се (be outlined, relieve, show up, silhouette), забележително нещо (whiz), изключителен човек, излизам напред (shoot ahead, step forward), изпъквам (beetle, bulge, come across, excel, get out of ruck, jut out, project, protrude, relieve, show up, stand up against, tell), държа се (acquit oneself, act, bear, bear up, comport, comport oneself, conduct oneself, demean, deport oneself, hold, hold on, hold one's own, quit, stick, walk). (various references)

Chinese 

突顯 (make something prominent, make something stand out). (various references)

Czech

vystupovat (appear, conduct oneself, star), vyènívat (jut, jut out, pop, project, protrude, show, stick up), usilovat o (aim at smth., go after, seek for, urge), trvat na (hold to, insist on, persist, stand). (various references)

Finnish

törröttää (stick out), puolustautua (defend oneself, excuse oneself, plead as an excuse), päästä esille (be brought out, get on), olla silmäänpistävä, erottua (be discerned, differ from), erottautua. (various references)

French

saillir, tenir ferme, ressortir, avancer (keep step, stem). (various references)

German

sich auszeichnen (distinguish oneself, Excel, to distinguish oneself), sich abzeichnen (become apparent, emerge, loom, show), sich absetzen (be deposited, break away, clear out, collect, contrast, defect, hive off, pull ahead, take off), sich abheben (be different, to make a pleasant contrast), hervortreten (become evident, bulge, come to the fore, emerge, obtrude, protrude, protuberance, step forward, step out, to step forward), hervorstechen (leap out), hervorragen (jut, jut out, project, protrude, to jut), heraustreten (come out, emerge, protrude, step out), herausstehen (pop, protrude, stick out), auffallen (attract attention, be conspicuous, be noticed, be remarkable, fall onto, stick out, strike, to strike), abstechen (contrast with, cut, drain, rack, tap, to contrast with). (various references)

Greek 

συνεχίζω να αντιστέκομαι, εξέχω (be prominent, extrude, overhang, overlap, project, protrude, stick out). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"תבלט (be outstanding). (various references)

Hungarian

kitûnik, hátraáll, félreáll (step aside, to keep in the shade, to stand clear, to stand off, to step aside). (various references)

Italian

staccare (divide, knock off, pick, pluck, remove, separate, take, tear, tear off, tear out), spiccare (issue, jump, leap, wing), risaltare (show up, stick out), resistere (endure, hold out, hung on, last, resist, sit, stand, stay, weather, withstand), imporre (assert oneself, be called for, be successful, become popular, call for, enforce, fix, force, impose, impose oneself, intrude, lay down, levy, make, oblige, obtrude, order, push, raise). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

� ��'�'表わす (to distinguish oneself, to stand out), � �抜ける (to stand out, to tower above), 突き出る (to project, to stand out, to stick out), 目立つ　 (to be conspicuous, to stand out), 目立つ (to be conspicuous, to stand out), 浮き出す (to stand out, to surface), 昼行灯 (a lantern at noon day, person who does not stand out), 出張る (to jut out, to project, to protrude, to stand out), 出っ張る (to jut out, to project, to protrude, to stand out), 図抜ける (to stand out, to tower above). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ずぬける (to stand out, to tower above), ひるあ�"ど�" (a lantern at noon day, person who does not stand out), うき� す (to stand out, to surface), でばる (to jut out, to project, to protrude, to stand out), でっぱる (to jut out, to project, to protrude, to stand out), つきでる (to project, to stand out, to stick out), め� つ (to be conspicuous, to stand out), とうかく�'あらわす (to distinguish oneself, to stand out). (various references)

Manx

shassoo magh (come out, persevere, prominent), lhie magh (lay out, lean out). (various references)

Pig Latin

andstay outay.(various references)

Portuguese

destacar-se (noteworthy, set off against). (various references)

Romanian

la o parte din drum (clear the way, stand out of the way). (various references)

Russian 

выделяться (cut a dash, segregate). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

izdvajati se, isticati se, istaknuta ličnost. (various references)

Spanish

salir (absent onself, break, break out, come off, come out, come up, depart, departing, drive away, drive off, emancipate, emerge, exit, get away, get out, get over, go, go away, go off, go on, go out, issue, lead off, leak, leave, leaving, line out, lurch out, march out, pan out, pass out, Pierce, pop out, protrude, pull out, push through, put off, put out, radiate, rise, sail, sail out, set forth, set forward, set out, shoot out, shoot up, start off, step out, stick out, take away, take off, take out, throw off, to leave, troop, trot along, trot over, trot round, turn up, walk out, wash off), resaltar (highlight, project, stick out), gallear (strut, tread), destacarse (pull ahead, show up), destacar (class, detach, detail, distinguish, draft, draught, foreground, highlight, protrude, second, spotlight), descollar. (various references)

Swedish

stiga fram, framträda (appear, appear before the public, assert itself, come into sight, outstanding, prominent), framstå (appear). (various references)

Turkish

karşı koymak (bear against, confront, contest, counter, counteract, counterwork, demur, dispute, face, face up to, fend, fight back, offer resistance, oppugn, refuse, resist, set against, stand, stand out against, stand up to, stick up to, withstand), göze çarpmak (attract the attention, draw the attention, glitter, greet the eye, leap out, leap to the eye, stand out in relief), fırlamak (bolt, boom, bounce, break, burst, dart, dash, dodge, fling, flirt, fly off, fly out, goggle, high-tail, hurl oneself, hurtle, jump, leap up, make a dash, shoot, shoot ahead, shoot off, shoot out, shoot up, skyrocket, soar, spring, start, start up, steepen, tear, whip, whisk, zoom), direnmek (fight back, hold out, hold up, jib, jib at doing, make a stand for, offer resistance, persevere, refuse, resist, stand, stand out against, stick up to, withstand), atılmak (adventure, burst, dart, dash, embark, embark upon, fling, fly, hurl oneself, launch out into, leap, make a dash, plunge, rip into, rush, shoot ahead, stand out against, start in, take a step, throw on, throw oneself into, throw upon, walk the plank), çıkıntı yapmak (beetle, bulge, jut, jut out, overhang, protrude, run out, stick, stick out). (various references)

Turkmen 

tapawutlanmak (be noted, differ), jaяtarmak (stand on end, stick out). (various references)

Ukrainian

відходити (backtrack, be off, belie, branch out, depart, digress, move back, move off, pull off, pull out, trek, walk away, walk off, withdraw, yield). (various references)

eminebant, eminebat, eminens, eminentem, eminentes, eminenti, eminentia, eminentiam, eminentis, eminerent, eminet. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: outstand, standout.

-1 letter: astound.

-2 letters: dattos, daunts, donuts, outsat, soudan, stound, taunts.

-3 letters: adust, aunts, autos, datos, datto, daunt, dauts, doats, donas, donut, dunts, nodus, santo, snout, sound, stand, stoat, stout, stunt, sutta, tanto, taunt, tauts, toads, toast, tonus, touts, tunas.

-4 letters: ados, ands, ants, anus, aunt, auto, dato, daut, doat, dona, dons, dost, dots, duns, dunt.

+1 letter: outstands, standouts.

+2 letters: thousandth.

+3 letters: degustation, deputations, disputation, dubitations, outdistance, outstanding, thousandths.

+4 letters: adventitious, altitudinous, degustations, deuterations, disputations, educationist, outdatedness, outdistanced, outdistances, stridulation, transduction, transudation.

+5 letters: adulterations, andouillettes, autoxidations, battlegrounds, counterstated, countertrades, denaturations, deputizations, deuteragonist, documentalist, documentarist, educationists, outdistancing, outstandingly, platitudinous, postdebutante, stridulations, subcontracted, tetradynamous, transductions, transudations.