The difference between Incoming and Outgoing
When used as nouns, incoming means the act of coming in, whereas outgoing means the act of leaving or going out.
When used as adjectives, incoming means coming (or about to come) in, whereas outgoing means extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.
Incoming is also interjection with the meaning: a warning that something is coming towards you.
check bellow for the other definitions of Incoming and Outgoing
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Incoming as an adjective:
Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.
Examples:
"'Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers."
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Incoming as an adjective:
Succeeding to an office.
Examples:
"The incoming prime minister gave a press conference."
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Incoming as a noun:
The act of coming in; arrival
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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: