outstanding en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌæɔtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ (Australia)
- /ˌʌʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ (Canada)
- /ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From outstand, equivalent to out- + standing or outstand + -ing.
Meanings
- Prominent or noticeable; sovereign.
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Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.
Charles S. Peirce, 1839 to 1914, was one of America's most outstanding intellects. Philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, he wrote profusely, the equivalent of almost 100,000 printed pages in all.
1978, Arthur Burks, The New Elements of Mathematics (review by Burks):The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week.
2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport:
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Projecting outwards.
At a distance of about seven or eight miles to the northeastward of the landing, there is an outstanding group of mountains crowning a spur from the main chain of the Coast Range, whose highest point rises about eight thousand feet above the level of the sea;...
1915, John Muir, Travels in Alaska:
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Unresolved; not settled or finished.
Are there any outstanding issues that need to be addressed?
I have several outstanding tasks on my to-do list.
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Owed as a debt.
You must pay any outstanding corporate card balance immediately.
I kept account of every farthing I spent, and my expenses were carefully calculated. Every little item such as omnibus fares or postage or a couple of coppers spent on newspapers, would be entered, and the balance struck every evening before going to bed. That habit has stayed with me ever since, and I know that as a result, though I have had to handle public funds amounting to lakhs, I have succeeded in exercising strict economy in their disbursement, and instead of outstanding debts have had invariably a surplus balance in respect of all the movements I have led. Let every youth take a leaf out of my book and make it a point to account for everything that comes into and goes out of his pocket, and like me he is sure to be a gainer in the end.
1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xviThe distribution of the capital shall in the case of each loan be based on the capital amount outstanding at the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty.
1923, Treaty of Lausanne:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more outstanding | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most outstanding | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
days sales outstanding · outstandingly · outstandingness
Relateds
Synonyms
hellagood · grandiose · amazing · splendent · extuberant · markworthy · outstanding · major · eminent · heavenly · projecting · goated · awesome · selcouth · distinguished · unreal · notable · blissful · prominent · enchanting · sovereign · unpaid · protuberant · protruding · groovy · mentionable · jutting · outstanding · wicked · magnificent · stupendous · noticeable · remarkable · unsettled · great · inspiring · ponderable · gnarly · righteous · protuberant · neat · incredible · pass-remarkable · bulging · marvellous · prominent · nameworthy · celestial · amazing · sensational · wondrous · divine · excellent · wide open · delinquent · sublime · awesomesauce · awful · awe-inspiring · obtrusive · unfinished · eminent · beatific · mythic · wonderful · heavenlike · signal · surpassing · illustrious · surpassing · promontorial · outstanding · protuberous · impressive · fire · astounding · stupefying · prominent · observable · unsettled · bewildering · noteworthy · rad · majestic · phenomenal · mystifying · salient · namely · goshwow · impressive · noteworthy · terrific · grand · delightful · forestanding · tight · extraordinary · extraordinaire · powerful · cool · dope · far out · lit · based · unbelievable · exserted · projectory · nameable · sensational · glorious
Translations (175)
hu kimagasló (distinguished from others by its superiority) · hu fennálló (not settled or finished) · su congcolang (standing out from others) · ka შეუსრულებელი (not settled or finished) · pt excepcional (standing out from others) · he יוצא דופן (distinguished from others by its superiority) · pl niespłacony (owed as a debt) · fr débiteur (owed as a debt) · de überstehend (projecting outwards) · nl openstaand (not settled or finished) · ja 顕著な (standing out from others) · pl zaległy (owed as a debt) · hu jeles (distinguished from others by its superiority) · eo elstara (distinguished from others by its superiority) · hu kifizetetlen (owed as a debt) · gd air leth (distinguished from others by its superiority) · pt excepcional (distinguished from others by its superiority) · hu kiváló (distinguished from others by its superiority) · bg открояващ се (standing out from others) · ru знамени́тый (distinguished from others by its superiority) · la praestābilis (distinguished from others by its superiority) · hu kinnlevő (owed as a debt) · pt saliente (projecting outwards) · bg стърчащ (projecting outwards) · ru незауря́дный (distinguished from others by its superiority) · fi silmäänpistävä (standing out from others) · pl znakomity (distinguished from others by its superiority) · nl bijzonder (standing out from others) · bg неизплатен (owed as a debt) · hu megoldatlan (not settled or finished) · ka გამორჩეული (distinguished from others by its superiority) · fr saillant (projecting outwards) · es destacado (distinguished from others by its superiority) · su congcolang (distinguished from others by its superiority) · lv izcils (standing out from others) · af uitstaande (owed as a debt) · sv utstående (projecting outwards) · sv oavklarad (not settled or finished) · mi taumata rau (standing out from others) · es descollante (standing out from others) · pt destacado (projecting outwards) · ka შესანიშნავი (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ka დაუფარავი (owed as a debt) · it notevole (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ca pendent (owed as a debt) · es destacado (standing out from others) · de hervorstechend (standing out from others) · ka გამორჩეული (standing out from others) · eo elstara (standing out from others) · el εξαιρετικός (standing out from others) · fi huomattava (standing out from others) · de ausstehend (not settled or finished) · hu rendezetlen (not settled or finished) · ca excepcional (distinguished from others by its superiority) · pl wystający (projecting outwards) · ru незауря́дный (standing out from others) · gd air leth (standing out from others) · mi koure (projecting outwards) · it saliente (projecting outwards) · es distinguido (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ru знамени́тый (standing out from others) · bg издаден (projecting outwards) · es sobresaliente (standing out from others) · sv enastående (distinguished from others by its superiority) · pl wyróżniający się (standing out from others) · ru выдаю́щийся (distinguished from others by its superiority) · de hervorragend (distinguished from others by its superiority) · da udestående (not settled or finished) · hu rendezetlen (owed as a debt) · he בולט (standing out from others) · ka შესანიშნავი (standing out from others) · ota تومسك (projecting outwards) · it notevole (standing out from others) · no utestående (not settled or finished) · es sobresaliente (projecting outwards) · ru незако́нченный (not settled or finished) · uk видатни́й (standing out from others) · de hervorragend (standing out from others) · cmn 拖欠 (owed as a debt) · ka გადაუხდელი (owed as a debt) · ka აუსრულებელი (not settled or finished) · pl doskonały (distinguished from others by its superiority) · es prestante (distinguished from others by its superiority) · hu kiemelkedő (projecting outwards) · de herausragend (standing out from others) · cs nesplacený (owed as a debt) · no fremragende (distinguished from others by its superiority) · pt destacado (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ru выступа́ющий (projecting outwards) · de hervorstehend (projecting outwards) · fr remarquable (standing out from others) · uk видатни́й (distinguished from others by its superiority) · gv ard-yindyssagh (distinguished from others by its superiority) · es descollante (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ca destacat (standing out from others) · mi kātuarehe (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ru выдаю́щийся (projecting outwards) · pt pendente (not settled or finished) · it irrisolto (not settled or finished) · bg изтъкнат (distinguished from others by its superiority) · mi kōhure (distinguished from others by its superiority) · tr mükemmel (distinguished from others by its superiority) · it in pendenza (owed as a debt) · ga idir chamáin (not settled or finished) · no utestående (owed as a debt) · pl sterczący (projecting outwards) · no utstående (projecting outwards) · ca pendent (not settled or finished) · fr en suspens (not settled or finished) · hu kintlevő (owed as a debt) · el ξεχωριστός (standing out from others) · hu kiemelkedő (distinguished from others by its superiority) · it eccezionale (standing out from others) · fr exceptionnel (distinguished from others by its superiority) · bg виден (distinguished from others by its superiority) · cmn 突出 (standing out from others) · no fremragende (standing out from others) · hu elintézetlen (not settled or finished) · ru выдаю́щийся (standing out from others) · nl vooraanstaand (distinguished from others by its superiority) · fi erinomainen (distinguished from others by its superiority) · yue 卓然 (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ru невы́полненный (not settled or finished) · pt destacado (standing out from others) · bg неразрешен (not settled or finished) · it eccezionale (distinguished from others by its superiority) · pt extraordinário (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ca sobresortint (projecting outwards) · hu kiugró (projecting outwards) · pt extraordinário (standing out from others) · da fremragende (standing out from others) · ru торча́щий (projecting outwards) · pt pendente (owed as a debt) · nl overhellend (projecting outwards) · fi merkittävä (standing out from others) · nl onopgelost (not settled or finished) · de ausgezeichnet (distinguished from others by its superiority) · fr remarquable (distinguished from others by its superiority) · cmn 出色 (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ka გამოჩენილი (standing out from others) · fr exceptionnel (standing out from others) · hu kiálló (projecting outwards) · pl niezałatwiony (not settled or finished) · nl bijzonder (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ru неопла́ченный (owed as a debt) · hu hátravan (not settled or finished) · ru выпира́ющийся (projecting outwards) · ru неупла́ченный (owed as a debt) · es excelso (distinguished from others by its superiority) · he יוצא מן הכלל (distinguished from others by its superiority) · hu hátralékos (owed as a debt) · ka გამოჩენილი (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ro excepțional (standing out from others) · la praestans (standing out from others) · lv izcils (distinguished from others by its superiority) · ro extraordinar (distinguished from others by its superiority) · nl prominent (standing out from others) · nl uitstaand (owed as a debt) · pl wybitny (distinguished from others by its superiority) · es circulante (owed as a debt) · fi esiinpistävä (standing out from others) · ga gan réiteach (not settled or finished) · mi kōhure (standing out from others) · es en circulación (owed as a debt) · ja 傑出した (distinguished from others by its superiority) · nl openstaand (owed as a debt) · cmn 優秀 /优秀 (distinguished from others by its superiority) · fr hors pair (distinguished from others by its superiority) · cs vynikající (distinguished from others by its superiority) · fi maksamaton (owed as a debt) · it in sospesso (owed as a debt) · de ausstehend (owed as a debt) · pl nieuregulowany (owed as a debt) · is útistandandi (owed as a debt) · hu visszafizetetlen (owed as a debt)