Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

DIFFIDENT

Extroverted

The most appropriate antonym of the word diffident is extroverted.

• Diffident means "not confident or assured; shy or timid."
• Extroverted means "having a sociable and outgoing personality."

The other words do not have the same meaning as extroverted.

• Applaud means "to express approval or praise by clapping the hands."
• Pacify means "to make someone calm or peaceful."
• Stubborn means "unwilling to change one's opinion or course of action, even in the face of difficulty or opposition."