outgoing

out·go·ing

adjective \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

Rhymes with OUTGOING

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