striking

striking
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. impressive, remarkable; attractive; dramatic. See wonder, excitement.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. arresting, conspicuous, noticeable, attractive, impressive, surprising, astonishing, electrifying, stunning, staggering, confounding, unusual, unwonted, singular, remarkable, extraordinary, outstanding, prominent, dazzling, startling, fascinating, noteworthy, distinguished, memorable, marked; see also beautiful 1 , 2 , unusual 1 , 2 .
Ant. ugly*, common, insignificant.
See Synonym Study at noticeable .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
noticeable, outstanding, remarkable, conspicuous, impressive, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, arresting, awesome, prominent, astounding.
ANT.: inconspicuous, unnoticeable
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Readily attracting notice: arresting, bold, conspicuous, eye-catching, marked, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pointed, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal. Idiom: sticking out like a sore thumb. See SEE.

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