Progressive

Quick meaning: Progressive is an adjective meaning Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.

Meaning

Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.

More Meanings

1. Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
2. Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
3. (politics) Liberal.
4. (education) Of or relating to progressive education.
5. (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
6. Advancing in severity.
7. (grammar) Continuous.

Example Sentences

a progressive school

progressive paralysis

a progressive politician

progressive business leadership

Word Forms

• prog
• progressives

Synonyms for progressive

Depending on context, synonyms include innovative, active, forward, chronic, modern, increasing.

Antonyms for progressive

Common opposites include regressive, non-progressive, conservative, reactionary.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reformist, liberal, graduated, modern, advanced, innovative.

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