The difference between Antisocial and Outgoing
When used as nouns, antisocial means an antisocial individual, whereas outgoing means the act of leaving or going out.
When used as adjectives, antisocial means unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people, whereas outgoing means extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.
check bellow for the other definitions of Antisocial and Outgoing
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Antisocial as an adjective:
Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people
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Antisocial as an adjective:
Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
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Antisocial as an adjective:
Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society
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Antisocial as a noun:
An antisocial individual.
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Outgoing as an adjective:
Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.
Examples:
"Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy."
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Outgoing as an adjective (not comparable):
Going out, on its way out.
Examples:
"Is there any outgoing post?"
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Outgoing as an adjective (not comparable):
Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).
Examples:
"The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting."
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Outgoing as a noun:
The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
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Outgoing as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):
Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
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Outgoing as a noun:
The extreme limit; the place of ending.
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Outgoing as a verb: