Synonyms for outstanding
ˌaʊtˈstæn dɪŋout·stand·ing

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1. outstanding

   Synonyms:
   unappropriated, uncollected, ungathered

   Antonyms:
   appropriated, collected, gathered

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1. outstandingadjective

   distinguished from others in excellence

   "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"

   Synonyms:
   salient, prominent, spectacular, owing(p), great, undischarged, striking

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, invisible, inconspicuous, inferior, paid

2. outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, strikingadjective

   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"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

   Synonyms:
   salient(ip), large, striking, prominent, owing(p), dramatic, spectacular, great, salient, undischarged, big

   Antonyms:
   inconspicuous, paid, invisible, unimportant, inferior

3. outstanding, owing(p), undischargedadjective

   owed as a debt

   "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"

   Antonyms:
   inferior, unimportant, invisible, paid, inconspicuous

4. great, outstandingadjective

   of major significance or importance

   "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, majuscule, cracking, neat, capital, great(p), owing(p), enceinte, swell, spectacular, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, prominent, not bad(p), corking, groovy, striking, salient, big(p), undischarged, large(p), bully, dandy, peachy, great

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, invisible, paid, inferior, inconspicuous

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1. eminent

   better than somebody

   the outstanding paneer pizza made of pizza sauce red sauce cheese mayo

   Submitted by asimahmed on April 3, 2020  

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1. outstandingadjective

   Synonyms:
   unsettled, unpaid, owing, due

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1. List of paraphrases for "outstanding":

   pending, unresolved, exceptional, unpaid, remarkable, excellent, prominent, remaining, distinguished, unsolved, extraordinary, unliquidated, eminent, overdue, notable, salient, unfinished, unsettled, brilliant, conspicuous, unique, superb, defaulted, splendid, non-duty-paid, open, impressive, noteworthy, wonderful, illustrious

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1. Nancy Pelosi:

   This order will help the Congress recruit and retain the outstanding and diverse talent that we need, as it also helps ensure parity between employees of the House of Representatives and other employees of the Federal Government.

2. Alex Crisses:

   Priya and the Anaqua team have done an outstanding job of building the company to its current level of success

3. Sebastian Coe:

   Sadly, it is the world we live in, it is inevitable that outstanding performance, given the nature of trust, is permanently in question. I think we have to be careful about how we draw judgement on the performance.

4. David Bennett:

   In over 40 years, I cannot recall ever having seen another Burmese ruby of this exceptional size possessing such outstanding colour.

5. Beth Akers:

   Those who have a lot of outstanding debt tend also to have very high incomes. Therefore it isn’t a great way of sending benefits to those who really need them, and not necessarily an efficient use of taxpayer money.