outgoing
out·go·ing
adjective \ˈau̇t-ˌgō-iŋ, -ˌgȯ(-)iŋ\Definition of OUTGOING
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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>
Examples of OUTGOING
- Outgoing mail goes in this box.
- <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
Rhymes with OUTGOING
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