Meanings
alternative extraverted · alternative extrovert
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of extrovert
comparative more extroverted · superlative most extroverted · alternative extraverted · alternative extrovert
- Turned or thrust outwards, especially
The external and combustible Sulphur... is... protruded and extroverted.
1671, John Webster, Metallographa, page 197 - Turned or thrust outwards, especially:
- informalhuman sciencesOf or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
She's very extroverted. She's always out meeting new people and looking for new experiences.
1 more example
This subtle but important distinction means otroverts can blend into both introverted and extroverted environments without fully belonging to either.
2025 August 17, Sarah Avi, “Meet the “Otrovert,” A New Personality Type That May Describe You Better Than Anything”, in Free Jupiter
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of inside-out.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot introspective; examining what is outside yourself
adjectiveat ease in talking to others
adjectivebeing concerned with the social and physical environment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
A variant spelling of extraverted. Popularized as a psychological term by Phyllis Blanchard's use of extrovert in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte", from extrovert + -ed.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic منبسط, اِنْبِسَاطِيّ
- منبسطpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
- اِنْبِسَاطِيّ (inbisāṭiyy)psychology: of or related to an extrovert
- العكس من خجولpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Catalan extravertit
- extravertitpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Chinese Mandarin 外向
- 外向 (wàixiàng)psychology: of or related to an extrovert
Danish ekstrovert
- ekstrovertpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Finnish ulospäin suuntautunut, ulospäinsuuntautunut
- ulospäin suuntautunutpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
- ulospäinsuuntautunutpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
- ulospäinkääntynytpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
- sosiaalinenpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
- ekstroverttipsychology: of or related to an extrovert
French extraverti
- extravertipsychology: of or related to an extrovert
German extrovertiert
- extrovertiertpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Greek εξωστρεφής
- εξωστρεφής (exostrefís)psychology: of or related to an extrovert
Hungarian extrovertált, kifelé forduló
- extrovertáltpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
- kifelé fordulópsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Italian estroverso
- estroversopsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Norwegian utadvendt, ekstrovert
- utadvendtpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
- ekstrovertpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Portuguese extrovertido
- extrovertidopsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Punjabi ਬਾਹਰਮੁਖੀ
- ਬਾਹਰਮੁਖੀ (bāhramukhī)psychology: of or related to an extrovert
Romanian extrovertit
- extrovertitpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Russian экстраве́ртный, экстраверти́рованный
- экстраве́ртный (ekstravértnyj)psychology: of or related to an extrovert
- экстраверти́рованный (ekstravertírovannyj)psychology: of or related to an extrovert
Spanish extrovertido
- extrovertidopsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Welsh allblyg
- allblygpsychology: of or related to an extrovert
Cite this entry
extroverted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extroverted
“extroverted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extroverted. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extroverted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extroverted.
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