outstanding B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌʌʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ UK /ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #6576 Meanings 1 adj Extremely good; much better than others. She did an outstanding job on the project and won an award. 2 adj Not yet paid, settled, or finished. Please clear any outstanding balance before the end of the month. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely good; much better... amazingexcellentexceptional 2 adj · not yet paid, settled, or... owingunpaidunsettledunfinished Word family Derived forms outstandinglyoutstandingness Related forms stand-out Common collocations outstanding bill Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From outstand, equivalent to out- + standing or outstand + -ing. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outstanding **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 6576 ## Meanings 1. Extremely good; much better than others. 2. Not yet paid, settled, or finished. ## Examples - She did an outstanding job on the project and won an award. - Please clear any outstanding balance before the end of the month. ## Derived Forms - outstandingly - outstandingness ## Related Forms - stand-out ## Etymology From outstand, equivalent to out- + standing or outstand + -ing. ## AI Etymology Outstanding comes from outstand, equivalent to out- + standing or outstand + -ing. Modern senses include extremely good; much better than others and not yet paid, settled, or finished. The wider word family includes derivatives such as outstandingly and outstandingness and related forms such as stand-out. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown