extroverted

adjective

ex·​tro·​vert·​ed ˈek-strə-ˌvər-təd 

ˌek-strə-ˈvər-

variants or extraverted

ˈek-strə-ˌvər-təd 

ˌek-strə-ˈvər-

: having or showing the characteristics of an extrovert

especially : possessing or arising from an outgoing and gregarious nature

Albert, the most extroverted of the brood, likes glad-handing and charming the crowd.

—Bill Hewitt and Margie Sellinger

Her energy, her extroverted enthusiasm, and her flamboyance are immediately evident.

—A. Truman Schwartz

compare introverted

Synonyms

• boon
• clubbable
• clubable
• clubby
• companionable
• convivial
• gregarious
• outgoing
• sociable
• social

Examples of extroverted in a Sentence

a job in a research lab that is probably not well suited to an extroverted person

Recent Examples on the Web

This personality type is often very extroverted and results-driven. —Nicholas Freund, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022

Channeling that free-spirited theme, Maserati has just-unveiled the MC20 Cielo Spyder, which expands the MC20 supercar’s persona into a more extroverted and seemingly care-free direction. —Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German extravertiert, from extra- extra- + -vertiert, from Latin vertere "to turn" + German -iert, past participle of -ieren, verb formative; formed after Extraversion extroversion

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

extroverted

adjective

ex·​tro·​vert·​ed

variants also extraverted

-ˌvərt-əd 

: having or suggesting the characteristics of an extrovert

especially : possessing an outgoing and gregarious nature compare introverted