Meaning

Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving..

Definitions by Sense

1. Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.
2. (not comparable) Going out, on its way out.
3. (not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).
4. The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
5. (chiefly in the plural) Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
6. The extreme limit; the place of ending.
7. present participle and gerund of outgo

Example Sentences

Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.

Quieter parents, who prefer a less stimulating lifestyle, may be baffled and challenged by these same outgoing kids.

The outgoing former leader may have difficulty slowing down, being reflective, and studying and may be insensitive in a close relationship.

Think of it this way: Some people are more outgoing, while others are more reserved.

Twelve-year-old Emma-Rose Paley has always felt very different from her bubbly, outgoing parents.

Is there any outgoing post?

1917 August 27, President of the United States (Woodrow Wilson), Executive Order 2692, In the neighborhood of each defensive sea area the following entrances are designated for incoming and outgoing vessels: Atlantic. […] Designated entrance for outgoing vessels: The main entrance to the Panama Canal, between the breakwaters. Pacific. […] Designated entrance for outgoing vessels: Canal prism.

There is struggle for food, accentuated by the fact that small items tend to be swept away by the outgoing tide or to sink down the slope to deep water.

Word Forms

• more outgoing
• most outgoing
• outgoings

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Use outgoing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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