Antonyms for extroverted


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ek-struh-vurt, -stroh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk strəˌvɜrt, -stroʊ-


Definition of extroverted

Origin :
  • 1916, extravert (spelled with -o- after 1918, by influence of introvert), from German Extravert, from extra "outside" (see extra-) + Latin vertere "to turn" (see versus).
  • With introvert, words that had been used in English by doctors and scientists in various literal senses since 1600s, but popularized in a psychological sense by Carl Jung. Related: Extroverted.
  • adj outgoing
Example sentences :
  • The former correspond to my introverted and the latter to my extroverted type.
  • Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

Synonyms for extroverted

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