Stunning vs Outstanding - What's the difference?
stunning | outstanding |
Having an effect that stuns.
Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
Amazing (very good).
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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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As adjectives the difference between stunning and outstanding
is that stunning is having an effect that stuns while outstanding is prominent or noticeable; standing out from others.As a verb stunning
is present participle of lang=en.stunning
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.
- That woman is stunning !
- The film was stunning .
citation, page= , passage=So it was against the run of play that their London rivals took the lead two minutes before the interval through Drogba. He rolled William Gallas inside the area before flashing a stunning finish high past keeper Carlo Cudicini.}}
Verb
(head)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.}}