stand apart
Differ from others
To stand apart is to be noticeably different or distinct from others in a group or category.
Something that stands apart has qualities that set it above or separate it from comparable things: Her essay stood apart from the rest of the submissions.
The phrase can suggest excellence or simply distinctiveness, depending on context.
People who stand apart may do so deliberately, keeping themselves separate from a crowd, or their qualities may naturally distinguish them.
- distanceSpace between two points
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- standoutExceptional person or thing
- originalityNovel creative quality
- outlierDistant data point
odd one out · uniqueness · one of a kind · isolation · disengagement · differentiation · determination · nonconformity · go against the grain · rise · autonomy · march to a different drummer · prominence · maverick · segregation · indifference · peculiarity · cut from different cloth
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- expressions of disassociationnot my problem, none of my business, count me out, leave me out, not affiliated
stand apartconform
Behave as expected
fit in · blend in · assimilate · toe the line · fall in line
stand apartstand together
Support each other collectively
come together · join together · unite · cluster · gather
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