Antonyms for out going

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : out-goh-ing or for 5, -goh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈaʊtˌgoʊ ɪŋ or for 5, -ˈgoʊ-

Definition of out going

Origin : 1630s, "that goes out," from out (adv.) + going. Meaning "sociable, friendly," attested from 1950, on same notion as in extrovert. Middle English had a noun outgoing "a departure," mid-14c., from a verb outgo "to go forth," and Old English had utgangende "outgoing" (literal). Related: Outgoingness.

As in outgoing : adj demonstrative, extroverted
As in outgoing : adj leaving
As in unreserved : adj outspoken
As in matey : adj companionable
As in communicative : adj informative
As in companionable : adj friendly
As in demonstrative : adj expressive, communicative
As in emergent : adj resulting
As in expansive : adj talkative
As in friendly : adj intimate, companionable
As in gregarious : adj friendly
As in leak : noun opening; seepage through opening
As in disbursement : noun payment
As in pass : verb surpass, beat
As in surpass : verb outdo something or someone
As in outmatch : verb surpass

Example sentences :

I am glad that we are not out going across country in such a night as this.
Extract from : « Paul Gerrard » by W.H.G. Kingston

Father and son were returning at once by the out–going mail steamer.
Extract from : « The Message » by Louis Tracy

He said these he had sifted out, and he was going to muster them out—going to pay them a dollar a piece and tell them "go."
Extract from : « Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 » by Various

Synonyms for out going

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