na. | 1. rise above the common herd; be among the select best; be distinguished from one's kind; be out of the common run; be preeminent; cap all; eminent above all others; out of ten thousand; outstanding; prominent; stand above the rest; stand out among others [one's fellows]; stand out from the class and select the best from the collection; stand out from the rest; stand out in the crowd; top all of the others; tower above the rest |