Synonyms for outgoing

Most common

forthcoming · sociable · talkative

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

shy, quiet, introverted

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.

   Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.

2. adj. 2

   Going out, on its way out.

   Is there any outgoing post?

Example sentences

• sociable Tom definitely needs to be a bit more sociable.
• talkative They said that he was a talkative, noisy Oriental.
• outbound In some stations the inbound and outbound platforms are not connected.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

past¹

8 letters

retiring³, sociable³, outbound², effluent³

9 letters

departing³, talkative³

10 letters

gregarious⁴, outflowing

11 letters

forthcoming³, extroverted⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (retiring³ = 3 syllables).