sticking vs projected

sticking and projected both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sticking	No	Yes	No	No
projected	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, sticking and projected are synonyms defined as:

sticking and projected: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

Other synonyms of sticking include jutting, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking out.

sticking (adjective)	projected (adjective)
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary	extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary