outgoing

out·go·ing

adj \ˈau̇t-ˌgō-iŋ, -ˌgȯ(-)iŋ\

Definition of OUTGOING

1

a : going away : departing <an outgoing ship> b : retiring or withdrawing from a place or position <the outgoing president> c : directed to an intended recipient <outgoing mail>

2

: openly friendly and responsive : extroverted

— out·go·ing·ness noun

Examples of OUTGOING

1. Outgoing mail goes in this box.
2. <a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing>

First Known Use of OUTGOING

1633

Related to OUTGOING

Synonyms: boon, clubbable (also clubable), clubby, companionable, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, convivial, sociable, social

Antonyms: antisocial, insociable, introverted, nongregarious, reclusive, unsociable, unsocial

Related Words: cordial, folksy, forthcoming, friendly, hospitable; affable, genial, gracious; agreeable, amiable, congenial, kindly, neighborly; animated, gay, jaunty, jolly, jovial, lively, peppy, perky, pert, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious; communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, effervescent, upbeat; bubbly, exuberant, high-spirited

Near Antonyms: misanthropic; aloof, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish; mum, mute, reticent, silent, taciturn

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Rhymes with OUTGOING

churchgoing, foregoing, free-flowing, glassblowing, ingrowing, mind-blowing, ongoing, seagoing, self-knowing