Outstanding vs Successful - What's the difference?
outstanding | successful |
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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Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; prosperous; fortunate; happy
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As adjectives the difference between outstanding and successful
is that outstanding is prominent or noticeable; standing out from others while successful is resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; prosperous; fortunate; happy.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
*successful
English
Adjective
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