The difference between Exit and Outgoing

When used as nouns, exit means a way out, whereas outgoing means the act of leaving or going out.


Exit is also verb with the meaning: to go out.

Outgoing is also adjective with the meaning: extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.

check bellow for the other definitions of Exit and Outgoing

  1. Exit as a noun:

    A way out.

    Examples:

    "He was looking for the exit and got lost''."

  2. Exit as a noun:

    A passage or gate from inside someplace to the outside, outgang.

    Examples:

    "She stood at the exit of the house looking back and waving at those inside''."

  3. Exit as a noun:

    The action of leaving.

    Examples:

    "He made his exit at the opportune time''."

  4. Exit as a noun:

    Death.

    Examples:

    " The untimely exit of a consummate politician''."

  1. Exit as a verb:

    To go out.

  2. Exit as a verb:

    To leave.

  3. Exit as a verb (euphemism):

    To die.

  1. 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."

  2. Outgoing as an adjective (not comparable):

    Going out, on its way out.

    Examples:

    "Is there any outgoing post?"

  3. 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."

  1. Outgoing as a noun:

    The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.

  2. Outgoing as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):

    Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.

  3. Outgoing as a noun:

    The extreme limit; the place of ending.

  1. Outgoing as a verb: