sticks out

Extends beyond surface

Sticks out describes something that protrudes or extends beyond a surface: A nail sticks out from the board.

Figuratively, it means to be conspicuous or noticeably different: Her red dress really sticks out in the crowd.

To stick out like a sore thumb is to be awkwardly obvious.

To stick it out is to endure something difficult to the end.

Related

noticeable · projects · obtrudes · spike · evident · bulges · jarring · conspicuous · eye-catching · catches the eye · elbows · striking · hard to miss · observable · manifest · remarkable · sore thumb · anomaly

Opposites
physical protrusion

sticks outrecedes

Moves gradually away

sinks in · caves in · retracts · withdraws · indents

visual/social conspicuousness

sticks outblends in

Becomes hard to notice

fits in · disappears · conforms · assimilates · camouflages

memorability/salience

sticks outfades away

Gradually ceases to exist

Family

stick, out, sticky, stuck, sticks, sticker, sticking, stick out, unstuck

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G