sticking vs projecting

sticking and projecting both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, sticking and projecting are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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