- extremely good; excellent
- an outstanding player/achievement/success
- an area of outstanding natural beauty
Synonyms excellentexcellentoutstanding ▪ perfect ▪ superbThese words all describe something that is extremely good.excellent extremely good. Excellent is used especially about standards of service or of something that somebody has worked to produce: The rooms are excellent value at $20 a night. • He speaks excellent English. Excellent is also used to show that you are very pleased about something or that you approve of something: You can all come? Excellent! outstanding extremely good. Outstanding is used especially about how well somebody does something or how good somebody is at something: an outstanding achievement perfect so good that it could not be better. Perfect is used especially about conditions or how suitable something is for a purpose: Conditions were perfect for walking. • She came up with the perfect excuse. superb (informal) extremely good or impressive:- The facilities at the hotel are superb.
- a(n) excellent/outstanding/perfect/superb job/performance
- a(n) excellent/outstanding/superb achievement
- really/absolutely/quite excellent/outstanding/perfect/superb
Extra Examples- That was a quite outstanding performance!
- It was altogether an outstanding achievement.
- She's one of their most outstanding young players.
- They attribute their outstanding success to their parents' unfailing support.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- consider something
- particularly
- really
- truly
- …
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- (of payment, work, problems, etc.) not yet paid, done, solved, etc.
- She has outstanding debts of over £500.
- A lot of work is still outstanding.
- The negotiations failed to solve outstanding issues.
Extra Examples- 75% of the amount originally borrowed is still outstanding.
- One option may be to leave the debt outstanding and extend the payment terms.
- Two or three tasks still remain outstanding.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- leave something
- …
- still
- [usually before noun] very obvious or important synonym prominent
- the outstanding features of the landscape
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