outgoing

Plural: outgoings

Verb

• be or do something to a greater degree
• present participle and gerund of outgo

Adjective

• leaving a place or a position
  • "an outgoing steamship"
• retiring from a position or office
  • "the outgoing president"

Adjective Satellite

• at ease in talking to others

Adj

• Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.
• Going out, on its way out.
• Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

Noun

• An act of departing or going out; an expenditure.
• The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
• Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
• The extreme limit; the place of ending.

Examples

• The outgoing of letters from his tile rack felt like a relief, even if the word was small.
• The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.
• Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.

Synonyms

exceed, extroverted, forthcoming, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, outgang

Antonyms

incoming, asocial, bashful, introverted, mousy, quiet, reserved, shy, withdrawn

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