| Main Entry: | stand out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be conspicuous, prominent |
Synonyms: |
attract attention, be distinct, be highlighted, be striking, beetle, bulge, bulk, catch the eye, emerge, jut, loom, overhang, poke, pouch, project, protrude, stick out |
Antonyms: |
obscure |
| Main Entry: | bulge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | project outward |
Synonyms: |
bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bilge, billow, bloat, blob, bug out, dilate, distend, enlarge, expand, extrude, jut, overhang, poke, pop out, pouch, protrude, protuberate, puff out, sag, stand out, stick out, swell |
Antonyms: |
cave in, depress |
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare, differ |
Synonyms: |
balance, be a foil to, be contrary to, be dissimilar, be diverse, be unlike, be variable, bracket, collate, conflict, contradict, depart, deviate, differentiate, disagree, distinguish, diverge, hang, hold a candle to, match up, mismatch, oppose, separate, set in opposition, set off, stack up against, stand out, vary, weigh |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
Antonyms: |
accord, agree, be alike, be equal, be similar, coincide, concur, conform |
| Main Entry: | jut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend |
Synonyms: |
beetle, bulge, elongate, impend, lengthen, overhang, poke, pop, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out |
Antonyms: |
indent, recede |
| Main Entry: | loom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appear, often imposingly |
Synonyms: |
approach, await, be at hand, be coming, be forthcoming, be imminent, be in the cards, be in the wind, be near, become visible, break through, brew, bulk, come forth, come into view, come on, come on the scene, dawn, dominate, emanate, emerge, figure, gather, hang over, hover, impend, impress, issue, lower, make up, menace, mount, near, overhang, overshadow, overtop, portend, rear, rise, seem huge, seem large, show, soar, stand out, take shape, threaten, top, tower |
| Main Entry: | noteworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
Synonyms: |
boss*, conspicuous, cool*, evident, exceptional, extraordinary, heavy*, high-profile, hot*, major-league, manifest, meaningful, memorable, mind-blowing*, murder, nameable, notable, noticeable, observable, outstanding, patent, prominent, red-letter, remarkable, serious, significant, something else, splash*, stand-out, super, terrific, the end, underlined, unique, unusual, utmost |
Antonyms: |
common, inconsequential, insignificant, ordinary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | overhang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bulge, hang over |
Synonyms: |
be imminent, be suspended, beetle, cast a shadow, command, dangle over, droop over, endanger, extend, flap over, impend, jut, loom, menace, overtop, poke, portend, pouch, project, protrude, rise above, stand out, stick out, swing over, threaten, tower above |
| Main Entry: | poke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push at; thrust |
Synonyms: |
arouse, awaken, bulge, butt*, crowd, dig, elbow, goose, hit, jab, jostle, jut, nudge*, overhang, prod, project, protrude, provoke, punch, ram, rouse, shoulder, shove, stab, stand out, stick, stick out, stimulate, stir |
| Main Entry: | project |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bulge, hang out |
Synonyms: |
be conspicuous, be prominent, beetle, extend, hang over, jut, lengthen, overhang, poke, pop out, pout, prolong, protrude, protuberate, push out, stand out, stick out, stretch out, thrust out |
Antonyms: |
cave in |
| Main Entry: | protrude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick out |
Synonyms: |
beetle, bulge, butt out, come through, distend, extend, extrude, jut, jut out, obtrude, overhang, point, poke, pop, pouch, pout, project, shoot out, stand out, start, stick up, swell |
Antonyms: |
depress, sink |