stand (out) in relief
Definition
› to appear or show very clearly and obviously: The mountain stood out in sharp relief against the evening sky.VisibleApparent and obvious
(Definition of stand (out) in relief from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) large as life idiom
- a mile off idiom
- discernible adjective
- eye-catching adjective
- full adjective (COMPLETE)
- noticeable adjective
- out adverb, preposition (APPEAR)
- perceptible adjective
- prominence noun
- prominent adjective (NOTICEABLE)
- show verb (NOTICEABLE)
- splash noun (SHOW)
- stand out phrasal verb
- stand/stick out a mile idiom
- stand/stick out like a sore thumb idiom
- stick out phrasal verb
- view noun (SIGHT)
- visibility noun
- visible adjective
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