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progressive

/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables

Progressive means: favoring or promoting progress.

Synonyms for progressive23

noun, as in a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense

noun, as in a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

liberal, liberalist

adjective, as in favoring or promoting progress

advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern, advancing, forward, forward-moving, modernized, modernised, state-of-the-art, industrial

adjective, as in favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

reformist, reform-minded, liberal

adjective, as in (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

degressive

adjective, as in gradually advancing in extent

increasing

adjective, as in (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

ordered

adjective, as in advancing in severity

active

Opposites of progressive

regressive

What does progressive mean?8

adjective

1

favoring or promoting progress“progressive schools”

2

favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

3

(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

4

gradually advancing in extent

5

(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position“progressive euchre”

6

advancing in severity“progressive paralysis”

noun

1

a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

2

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with progressive?11

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Progressive in a sentence

  • He is very progressive, not to say radical.unknown
  • In every society, there are conservative and progressive elements.Nylez
  • In spite of his progressive sight loss, he's still allowed to drive a car.sundown
  • In the election, conservatives and progressives were fighting each other.Album9505
  • The grammatical form employed here is the present progressive.fcbond
  • Every society has both progressive and reactionary principles.AlanF_US
  • One of the effects of progressive muscle diseases like cerebral palsy is muscle stiffness.Cangarejo
  • I'm known for my independent and progressive thinking.Nuel

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Forms of progressive

as a noun

plural
progressives