standout

See also: stand out and stand-out

English

Etymology

Deverbal from stand out.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstændaʊt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

standout (not comparable)

  1. Exceptional; noteworthy.
    The band played well, but the acrobats gave the standout performance.
    • 2021 January 27, Paul Stephen, “Inspiration to the next generation”, in RAIL, number 923, page 48:
      Despite the quality of entries being high in this year's OPC category, she is a standout winner for all the judges.
    • 2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC‎[1]:
      Sinner has emerged as the standout player on the ATP Tour over the past 18 months, with a machine-like brand of tennis reminiscent of 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic in his prime.

Synonyms

Noun

standout (plural standouts)

  1. An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.
    This building is one of the city's architectural standouts.
    • 2000, George B. Kirsch et al., “Chamberlain, Wilton”, in Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States‎[2], →ISBN, page 97:
      An all-around superlative athlete, he was also a standout in track and field […] .
  2. The distance a self-retracting metal tape measure can be extended before collapsing under its own weight.
    This tape measure has a standout of 14 feet.

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