Synonyms of sticking out

Verb


1. stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project

usage: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

2. leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out, look, appear, seem

usage: be highly noticeable

3. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up, permit, allow, let, countenance

usage: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

Adjective


1. jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking(predicate), sticking out(predicate), protrusive (vs. intrusive)

usage: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"

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