STICKS OUT Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

sticks out

verb

present tense third-person singular of stick out

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point no feet sticking out in the aisles, please

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as in stands

to put up with (something painful or difficult) managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee

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Recent Examples of sticks out Nixon recalled a specific moment that sticks out to her most from when Sex and the City was honored at the Emmys. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 The service and the crew’s attention to detail is what sticks out the most about my voyage, even months later. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 The drain pipe that sticks out of the wall also needs to be much higher than normal. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026 In diagnosing the biggest issues from 2025, communication sticks out like a sore thumb. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026 When O’Neill thinks about his time in Minnesota, the team’s playoff success, or lack thereof, sticks out. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 30 July 2026 Tell me about your memories of filming those scenes and if there’s one Long Table scene that sticks out most for you. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026 That’ll be a big thing that always kind of sticks out to me in my career here. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Elle’s bright pink signature look sticks out like, well, a bright pink signature look amid a sea of black band T-shirts. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026

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Ping Ping, the male, has dark black circles around his eyes, while Fu Shuang, the female, has a forehead that protrudes a bit, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.

— Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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But anyone who’s yet to see the earlier series need not fret; while Seven Havens makes reference especially to Korra, any crucial details are reestablished within a narrative that’s set nearly two centuries later and stands largely on its own.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Where the court ultimately stands will have to do with its answers to these tough questions.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands

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Morris Adjmi Architects designed the building, which stands out with its unique concrete diagrid facade, as well as the interiors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Musk’s recognition stands out because his work has pushed aerospace engineering into a new commercial era.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands out

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California’s Labor Commissioner handles retaliation complaints arising under laws within its jurisdiction.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
James’ office also handles other criminal work and has the power to investigate every death in the state involving law enforcement.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of handles

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Debounce delay is the time between when a key on a mechanical keyboard is pressed and when the keyboard accepts the keypress as an input.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Put another way, roughly two employees are weighing an exit for every one who accepts a job at a company.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepts

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That also suggests the league accepts, or at least tolerates, the flag-heavy officiating that has come to define the early months of the season.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Vietnam's communist government tolerates little dissent and tightly controls the media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026