outstanding vs prominent

outstanding and prominent both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outstanding	No	Yes	No	No
prominent	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, outstanding and prominent are synonyms defined as:

outstanding and prominent: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

Other synonyms of outstanding include salient, spectacular, striking.

outstanding (adjective)	prominent (adjective)
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention	having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
of major significance or importance	conspicuous in position or importance
distinguished from others in excellence
owed as a debt