striking

Adjective

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
  • an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
    
  • a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
    
  • salient traits
    
  • a spectacular rise in prices
    
  • a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
    
  • a striking resemblance between parent and child
    

• sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
  • a dramatic sunset
    
  • a dramatic pause
    
  • a spectacular display of northern lights
    
  • it was a spectacular play
    
  • his striking good looks always created a sensation
    

Noun

• the act of contacting one thing with another
  • repeated hitting raised a large bruise
    
  • after three misses she finally got a hit
    

• the physical coming together of two or more things
  • contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  outstanding , prominent , salient , spectacular , dramatic , hit , hitting , contact , impinging