STANDS OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

stands out

verb

present tense third-person singular of stand out

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point the relief figures stand out from the wall quite strikingly

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Recent Examples of stands out The cargo van's utility stands out because of how unique its rear cargo area is. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Knight Frank Osea Island, England - £25 Million Osea Island sits in England's Blackwater Estuary and stands out from other private islands. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Hobbs’s refusal also stands out compared with other gubernatorial candidates, Kall said. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 Built for photographers after speed and precision, the EOS R3 stands out for its blazing-fast continuous shooting, eye-control autofocus, and exceptional low-light performance. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026 But even for a president who raked in $2 billion, fueled mostly by his lucrative cryptocurrency ventures, the latest offering from his social media platform, Truth Social, stands out. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 In the middle of this familiar matrix, Kozue’s offbeat behavior stands out, creating initially intriguing situations and contrasts. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026 Minka Kelly stands out in white while in New York City on July 21. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 More impressively, the 19-year-old stands out for his ability to stride forward in possession and fire incisive balls into midfield, averaging over 22 line-breaking passes per game. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026

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Anything that protrudes above the shallow, insulating snow cover is more prone to being damaged by the cold and wind or eaten by wildlife, said plant ecologist Anne Bjorkman of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.

— Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of protrudes

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Even in the bathrooms, the toilet and bidet are concealed inside a kind of Travertine bench and the showerhead pokes out from a monolithic stone slab.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
This is strong language, which pokes at our tribal memory of gasoline shortages from the 1970’s.

— George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026