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standout

standout

21 3.8
A person or thing much more impressive than others in a group
  • noun
  • /ˈstændˌaʊt/
translation icon : figura destacada
  • The Lassiter High School standout had been committed to UCLA since last January.

You were like a soccer standout originally, right, And dabbling in track.

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Examples

  • Shaquelle Evans was the standout in the receiving corps, pulling in eight catches for 114 yards.

    Blog text (16)
  • Many of those kids became the high school standouts of the 1980s and 1990s in the Valley.

    Blog text (12)
  • On Monday, the Porter Ridge standout decided to stay close to home and don the green and white.

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  • But it's Diggler that remains the standout in this film.

  • Teachers identified Millie as an academic standout who was making strong progress during the year in which we conducted this study.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Caldwell was an all-star, a former standout at Arizona State who played on the 1964 United States gold-medal-winning Olympic team.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Mercury soars in the early evening sky, but Jupiter and Saturn are the true late-winter standouts.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Toni was a standout in her class, consistently earning the highest grades.

  • At the conference, the keynote speech was given by a standout among the speakers who captivated the audience.

  • The young artist was a standout at the gallery exhibition, drawing much attention to her unique style.

Synonyms

star player
vsstandout
13 2.0

A team member who is the best and most important

is used for someone impressive across groups rather than only within a team
13 3.0

A person or thing that stands out in a performance

is a general much more impressive or noticeable member across any group
showstopper
vsstandout
7 5.7

Something very impressive that makes people stop and look

is used for being overall much better or more noticeable than others
notable
vsstandout
5 4.1

A person who is well known and admired

is stronger meaning much better or more noticeable than several peers
star turn
vsstandout
  • Literature
2 6.4

A very good performance by an actor or entertainer that gets special attention

is about being superior among group members rather than a single act
show-stopper
vsstandout
1 5.1

A thing that looks very impressive and gets a lot of attention

is the general idea of being more impressive than others in a group

How Notable

star
1.1
standout
21 3.8

Surface Forms

standout singular
standouts plural

Morphology

standout = stand + out (transparent) = stand + out

Derived from 'stand out' (to be noticeable); the noun refers to someone or something that stands out, a direct nominalization of the phrasal concept.

Etymology

Standout comes from the two simple words stand and out, which together mean 'to stand apart' from a group. So a standout is a person or thing that is much better or more noticeable than the others.