Synonyms of sticks out

sticks out

verb

present tense third-person singular of stick out

1

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

no feet sticking out in the aisles, please

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• stands out
• pokes
• bulges
• juts
• projects
• swells
• pouches
• beetles
• overhangs
• billows
• bunches
• bags
• pouts
• balloons
• bellies
• starts
• pooches
• extends
• lengthens
• domes
• stretches
• mushrooms
• blows up
• dilates
• inflates
• distends
• expands
• snowballs
• elongates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracts
• shrinks
• compresses
• condenses
• constricts

2

as in stands

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stands
• handles
• endures
• accepts
• tolerates
• takes
• stands for
• bears
• lumps (it)
• sustains
• lives with
• sweats out
• absorbs
• meets
• supports
• wears
• swallows
• brooks
• abides
• stomachs
• pockets
• toughs it out
• goes
• countenances
• bides
• hacks
• reconciles (to)
• suffers
• agrees (with or to)
• submits (to)
• allows
• permits
• yields (to)
• consents (to)
• assents (to)
• respects
• acquiesces
• capitulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• turns down
• rejects
• declines
• dismisses
• opposes
• resists
• repudiates
• spurns
• avoids
• fights
• escapes
• contests
• combats
• misses
• eludes
• evades
• bypasses
• refrains (from)
• circumvents
• abstains (from)
• dodges
• forbears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sticks out

Nixon recalled a specific moment that sticks out to her most from when Sex and the City was honored at the Emmys. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

The service and the crew’s attention to detail is what sticks out the most about my voyage, even months later. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

The drain pipe that sticks out of the wall also needs to be much higher than normal. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026

In diagnosing the biggest issues from 2025, communication sticks out like a sore thumb. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

When O’Neill thinks about his time in Minnesota, the team’s playoff success, or lack thereof, sticks out. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 30 July 2026

Tell me about your memories of filming those scenes and if there’s one Long Table scene that sticks out most for you. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026

That’ll be a big thing that always kind of sticks out to me in my career here. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Elle’s bright pink signature look sticks out like, well, a bright pink signature look amid a sea of black band T-shirts. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026