outgoing

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Extroverted

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

   • 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.
2. 2

   Going out, on its way out.

   • Is there any outgoing post?
   • 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.
3. 3

   Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that…

   Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

   • The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.
   • The outgoing Board of Governors shall designate for membership on the Board the ten members most advanced in the technology of atomic energy including the production of source materials, […]
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   1. 4

      The act of leaving or going out

      The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.

      • the outgoings of the morning and evening
      • […] any present thirstings for God, or ardent outgoings of their souls after divine objects […]
   2. 5

      Money that leaves one's possession

      Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.

   3. 6

      The extreme limit

      The extreme limit; the place of ending.

      • The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan.
   4. 7

      present participle and gerund of outgo

The neighborhood

• synonymoutgang
• antonymintrovertedantonym(s) of “extroverted”
• antonymasocialantonym(s) of “extroverted”
• antonymreservedantonym(s) of “extroverted”
• antonymshyantonym(s) of “extroverted”
• antonymbashfulantonym(s) of “extroverted”
• antonymwithdrawnantonym(s) of “extroverted”
• antonymquietantonym(s) of “extroverted”
• antonymmousyantonym(s) of “extroverted”
• antonymincomingantonym(s) of “going out”