The high quality of these tools makes them stand out from the crowd.As a teacher, he always stood out from the crowd.Stand out from the crowd: to be unusual in a good way The difficulty I've had tracking down a suitable example of 'stand out from the crowd' is indicative that in practice, the distinction between the two expressions is rarely observed, with 'stand out from the crowd' usually being used with hyperbolic broadening as a synonym of 'stand out in the crowd', 'be outstanding'. The aberrant behaviour of Venus and Mars, for instance, made them stand out from the crowd: they were not typical stars.attract attention, be conspicuous, be distinct, be highlighted, be obvious, be prominent, be striking, be thrown into relief, bulk large, catch the eye, leap to the eye, project, stare one in the. NJ Coastal Landscaping needs a logo that stands out in the crowd. cover for, deputize for, do duty for, hold the fort for, replace, represent, substitute for, take the place of, understudy.But if one stands out from the crowd, there is (a strong hint, at least, of) a class difference: one is set apart, not identifiable with the standard group.If one stands out in a crowd, one is first (or last!) among equals.It's easier to picture 'stand out / apart from the crowd' in a literal sense perhaps one has to be very tall or look remarkable to 'stand out in a crowd', especially a (pre-Covid) densely packed one.īut metaphorically, any difference one can infer from structure has to be one of degree, grading to class. As these Google 5grams show, both expressions are used.
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