variants
also extraverted
as in outgoing
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a job in a research lab that is probably not well suited to an extroverted person
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Recent Examples of extroverted
Sometimes, more extroverted and vocal team members can dominate meetings.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
This personality type is often very extroverted and results-driven.
—Nicholas Freund, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Channeling that free-spirited theme, Maserati has just-unveiled the MC20 Cielo Spyder, which expands the MC20 supercar’s persona into a more extroverted and seemingly care-free direction.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 May 2022
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
This personality type is often very extroverted and results-driven.
—Nicholas Freund, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Channeling that free-spirited theme, Maserati has just-unveiled the MC20 Cielo Spyder, which expands the MC20 supercar’s persona into a more extroverted and seemingly care-free direction.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extroverted
Adjective
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Residents are encouraged to pick up their mail daily, not place mail in outgoing boxes and report mail theft to Sacramento Police and USPS.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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In early February 2025, Trump’s Homeland Security director, Kristi Noem, rolled back extensions of TPS for Venezuelans that the outgoing Biden administration had issued on Jan. 17, 2025.—
Mercedes Vigon,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Burke is gregarious, his charm carrying a touch of sliminess.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Puppy schools serve a dual purpose: fostering confident and sociable behaviors in young dogs and enhancing the bond between pet and owner through structured learning experiences.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Small dogs proved to be less sociable than medium and large breeds.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The International Skating Union chose the theme this season of social dances and styles of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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At the weekly senior lunch social in North Liberty, Iowa, chicken was on the menu, but Social Security was top of mind.—
Lana Zak,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For a player with one of the most expansive injury histories on the roster, getting deeper into a player’s 30s usually doesn’t help those situations.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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While the opening and closing holes of the Highlands Course offer long-range views of the surrounding area, The Keep offers a far more expansive mountain golf experience with breathtaking vistas throughout.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Smith’s flow is no longer conversational, liquidy and silver-tongued; his lyrics are no longer convivial or directed straight to the heart and head.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Despite the stress and uncertainty, the atmosphere among stranded passengers was convivial, according to Billie.—
Francesca Street,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Winfrey and Goldberg, ages 71 and 69, were presenting themselves as political avatars rather than the companionable media figures of their first renown.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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The opera is too domesticated, earthbound, and companionable to convey that extreme bleakness.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Even though that last one was over a decade ago now, Frost has been in loads of projects since then, including doing a lot of voicework for animated endeavors.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Conroy, most famously the eternal voice of Batman in animated and video game projects for decades, sadly passed away in 2022 from cancer.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Extroverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extroverted. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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