Outstanding vs Magnificent - What's the difference?
outstanding | magnificent |
prominent or noticeable; standing out from others
exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority
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projecting outwards
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unresolved; not settled or finished
owed as a debt
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Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
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Exceptional for its kind.
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As adjectives the difference between outstanding and magnificent
is that outstanding is prominent or noticeable; standing out from others while magnificent is grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.outstanding
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week.}}
Derived terms
* outstandinglyAnagrams
*magnificent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The Case of Miss Elliott, passage= “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.}}
Man Utd 1-6 Man City, passage=Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end.}}
