出色|しゅっしょくshusshoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectiveoutstanding; excellent; remarkable

• Synonym優秀ゆうしゅうNeutralDescribes excellent ability or results, mostly of people; 「出色」 more often praises works and performances that stand out.
• Synonym抜群ばつぐんNeutralStanding out from the crowd, as in 「抜群の成績」; very close to 「出色」.
• Synonym秀逸しゅういつWrittenWritten/formal prose; often praises works or ideas as exceptionally fine; close to 「出色」.
• Synonym非凡ひぼんWrittenWritten/formal prose; extraordinary, far beyond the ordinary, as in 「非凡な才能」「非凡な努力」; 「出色」 more often covers works and performances.
• Synonym卓抜たくばつWrittenWritten/formal prose; far surpassing others, as in 「卓抜な発想」.
• Synonym卓越たくえつWrittenWritten/formal prose; preeminently superior, mostly of skill or insight.
• Synonym絶妙ぜつみょうNeutralExquisitely skillful, as in 「絶妙なタイミング」.
• SynonymとびきりNeutralColloquial; top-notch; also works adverbially meaning exceptionally.
• Synonym目覚ましいめざましいNeutralStriking performances, results or progress, as in 「目覚ましい活躍」「目覚ましい発展」; 「出色」 itself leans written/formal.
• Synonym超絶ちょうぜつNeutralFar beyond the norm, as in 「超絶技巧」; colloquially an intensifier, as in 「超絶かわいい」; 「出色」 is only a positive evaluation.
• Synonym優れたすぐれたNeutralMeans excellent and works as a pre-nominal modifier; 「出色」 puts more weight on being far above others.
• Synonym秀抜しゅうばつWrittenWritten/formal prose; outstanding talent, but rarely used; 「出色」 more often covers works and performances.
• Synonym卓出たくしゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose; outstanding, but very rare; say 「卓越」 or 「出色」 instead.
• Synonym秀しゅうWrittenThe top grade 「秀」 on rating scales such as 「秀・優・良・可」.
• Related並み外れなみはずれNeutralFar above the average, and can be praise or criticism; 「出色」 is only positive.
• Related素晴らしいすばらしいNeutralWonderful, with an exclamatory tone; common in speech.
• Related格別かくべつNeutralEspecially fine or special, as in 「格別の味」; stresses being out of the ordinary.
• Related見事みごとNeutralSplendid or masterly; common in speech and carries admiration.
• Related異色いしょくNeutralDistinctive, in a class of its own, as in 「異色の経歴」; stresses uniqueness.
• Related桁外れけたはずれNeutralColloquial; scale or degree far beyond the norm; can be praise or criticism.
• RelatedとてつもないNeutralColloquial; outrageous or astoundingly big; not specifically about being excellent.
• Related人並みはずれたひとなみはずれたNeutralBeyond what ordinary people manage, as in 「人並み外れた体力」.
• Related途方もないとほうもないNeutralColloquial; absurd or beyond expectation; not specifically about being excellent.
• Related桁違いけたちがいNeutralColloquial; a gap so wide the two are not in the same league.
• Antonym凡庸ぼんようWrittenWritten/formal prose; mediocre and unremarkable, as in 「凡庸な作品」; the opposite of the distinction 「出色」 draws.
• Antonym平凡へいぼんNeutralOrdinary and unremarkable, as in 「平凡な成績」; the opposite of the standing-out 「出色」 conveys.

「出色」 praises works or performances that stand out exceptionally, as in 「出色の出来」. For people's ability or grades, 「優秀」 is the usual choice, and 「抜群」 for someone clearly ahead of the pack. In written prose, 「秀逸」 fits brilliant works or ideas and 「卓越」 skill or insight. For everyday spoken praise, 「素晴らしい」 or 「見事」. The antonyms 「平凡」 and 「凡庸」 describe the mediocre.

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1. 他ほかより目立めだって優すぐれていること。