OUTGOING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

outgoing

adjective

ˈau̇t-ˌgō-iŋ

as in social

likely to seek or enjoy the company of others a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing

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Recent Examples of outgoing Outside 10 Downing Street, the outgoing Labour PM gives a short speech; and not long afterwards, to thunderous applause and equally loud boos, his successor, Nigel Farage, takes his place behind the same lectern. —

The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 May 2026 However, the appointee must live in Charlotte and be registered to the same party as the outgoing mayor. —

Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026 Humorous, outgoing, loud, funny, and carefree. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2026 Last week's final FOMC meeting under outgoing chair Jerome Powell, as well as subsequent statements from three officials, expressed misgivings about the direction of monetary policy. —

Sean Conlon,jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for outgoing

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Prior to her death, Katherine built a career as a licensed clinical social worker in Los Angeles, focusing on therapy and mental health advocacy after studying psychology at New York University and earning a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
In another tape, also viewed by social workers, Guojun enters a classroom shortly after a teacher has kicked and pummelled his four-year-old son to the ground.

— Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026