extroverted

adjective

ex·​tro·​vert·​ed ˈek-strə-ˌvər-təd 

ˌek-strə-ˈvər-

variants or extraverted

ˈek-strə-ˌvər-təd 

ˌek-strə-ˈvər-

: having or showing the characteristics of an extrovert

especially : possessing or arising from an outgoing and gregarious nature

Albert, the most extroverted of the brood, likes glad-handing and charming the crowd.

—Bill Hewitt and Margie Sellinger

Her energy, her extroverted enthusiasm, and her flamboyance are immediately evident.

—A. Truman Schwartz

compare introverted

Synonyms

• boon
• clubbable
• clubable
• clubby
• companionable
• convivial
• gregarious
• outgoing
• sociable
• social

Examples of extroverted in a Sentence

a job in a research lab that is probably not well suited to an extroverted person

Recent Examples on the Web

Here’s what makes this personality type so underrated and more successful than their extroverted and introverted peers. —Stefan Falk, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025

Jack was tall, handsome and extroverted. —Eva Koelzer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025

On paper, the premise — a sheltered woman learns late in life to embrace a more adventurous, extroverted version of herself — sounds too cute by half. —Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025

The findings showed that dog people tend to be more extroverted and tough-minded than cat people. —Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025

One extroverted child approached our group by walking up to us and speaking. —Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025

Sometimes the most confident and extroverted C-suite representatives turn to jabbering wrecks when a camera is placed in front of them. —Nikos Lemanis, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

Demure was a response to brat’s extroverted display, one that favored modesty over flamboyance. —Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

Compared with the Palisades side’s extroverted, big personality, Alpine still feels like an unassuming locals’ hill, with a trail map that looks underfed. —Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German extravertiert, from extra- extra- + -vertiert, from Latin vertere "to turn" + German -iert, past participle of -ieren, verb formative; formed after Extraversion extroversion

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extroverted

• controverted
• disconcerted
• introverted
• preconcerted
• reasserted
• reconverted
• reinserted
• unconverted
• adverted
• alerted
• asserted
• averted

Medical Definition

extroverted

adjective

ex·​tro·​vert·​ed

variants also extraverted

-ˌvərt-əd 

: having or suggesting the characteristics of an extrovert

especially : possessing an outgoing and gregarious nature compare introverted