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extraverted

extraverted is the alternative form of extroverted.

extraverted is the simple past and past participle of extravert.

Meaning of extroverted

Adjective

extroverted (comparative more extroverted, superlative most extroverted)

  1. Turned or thrust outwards, especially
    • The external and combustible Sulphur... is... protruded and extroverted.1671, John Webster, Metallographa, page 197
  2. (informal) Of 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.
  3. Synonym of inside-out.
    • ...an extroverted bladder...
    Synonyms:
    inside-out

Forms of extraverted

comparativemore extraverted
superlativemost extraverted

Origin of extraverted

From German extravertiert, equivalent to extravert + -ed.

Questions about extraverted

What is extraverted the alternative form of?
Extraverted is the alternative form of extroverted.

Words near extraverted in the dictionary

  1. extraverbally
  2. extraversion
  3. extraversions
  4. extravert
  5. extravertebral
  6. extraverted
  7. extravertedly
  8. extraverting
  9. extravertish
  10. extravertive
  11. extravertly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: extraverted (page history and authors); extroverted (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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