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outgoing

verb
  1. To go out, to set forth.

  2. To go further; to exceed or surpass; go beyond.

  3. To overtake; to travel faster than.

noun
  1. The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.

  2. (chiefly in the plural) Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.

  3. The extreme limit; the place of ending.

Synonymsoutgang
adjective
  1. Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.

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

  2. Going out, on its way out.

    "Is there any outgoing post?"

  3. Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

    "The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting."

Antonymsantisocial, introverted, mousy, quiet, reserved, shy

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