Meaning & use
outgoing
Friendly, sociable, and comfortable meeting and talking with new people.
See it in a sentence
Her outgoing personality made her the perfect host for the welcome party.
Despite being shy as a child, he became remarkably outgoing in college.
A note on using this word
Outgoing also has an unrelated sense meaning departing or leaving, as in the outgoing president, so context determines which meaning applies.
Words with a similar meaning
sociableextroverted
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
shyreserved
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Departing or leaving a position, place, or role.
The outgoing mayor thanked the city for eight years of support.
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