Meaning & use

outgoing

adjective·Everyday

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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