having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salienttraits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record
Outstanding means very important or obvious. The company is an outstanding example of a small business that grew into a big one
owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
Outstanding issues or problems have not yet been resolved. We still have some outstanding issues to resolve before we'll have a treaty that is ready to sign