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Synonyms for progressive
prəˈgrɛs ɪvpro·gres·sive
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Wiktionary
progressivenoun
Antonyms:
regressive, conservativeprogressivenoun
A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
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regressive, conservative, non-progressiveprogressiveadjective
Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
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conservative, regressive, non-progressiveprogressiveadjective
Antonyms:
regressive, non-progressive, conservativeprogressiveadjective
a progressive school
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conservative, non-progressive, regressiveprogressiveadjective
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regressive, non-progressive, conservativeprogressiveadjective
progressive paralysis
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non-progressive, conservative, regressiveprogressiveadjective
Antonyms:
conservative, non-progressive, regressive
Princeton's WordNet
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tensenoun
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
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liberal, imperfect, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, continuous tenseAntonyms:
retrogressive, regressive, unmodernised, conservative, retrograde, throwback(a), returning, unordered, unmodernized, atavistic, reverting, disordered, inactive, decreasingliberal, liberalist, progressiveadjective
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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imperfect, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, liberal, continuous tenseAntonyms:
reverting, disordered, atavistic, returning, unmodernized, unmodernised, decreasing, unordered, retrograde, retrogressive, throwback(a), regressive, conservative, inactiveprogressiveadjective
favoring or promoting progress
"progressive schools"
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reform-minded, reformistAntonyms:
reverting, atavistic, regressive, unmodernised, retrogressive, retrograde, throwback(a), unordered, inactive, conservative, unmodernized, returning, decreasing, disorderedprogressive, reformist, reform-mindedadjective
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
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reform-minded, reformistAntonyms:
retrogressive, unmodernised, conservative, retrograde, regressive, decreasing, reverting, disordered, returning, unordered, inactive, atavistic, unmodernized, throwback(a)progressiveadjective
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
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reform-minded, reformistAntonyms:
retrograde, throwback(a), conservative, disordered, returning, unmodernised, decreasing, regressive, atavistic, reverting, inactive, unordered, retrogressive, unmodernizedprogressiveadjective
gradually advancing in extent
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reform-minded, reformistAntonyms:
throwback(a), atavistic, retrograde, regressive, unmodernised, decreasing, reverting, retrogressive, disordered, conservative, unordered, inactive, returning, unmodernizedprogressiveadjective
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
"progressive euchre"; "progressive tournaments"
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reform-minded, reformistAntonyms:
retrograde, unmodernised, conservative, decreasing, unmodernized, regressive, retrogressive, returning, inactive, throwback(a), atavistic, reverting, disordered, unorderedprogressiveadjective
advancing in severity
"progressive paralysis"
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reform-minded, reformistAntonyms:
inactive, conservative, decreasing, unmodernised, disordered, regressive, retrograde, reverting, throwback(a), returning, unordered, atavistic, unmodernized, retrogressive
Dictionary of English Synonymes
progressiveadjective
Synonyms:
advancing, proceedingprogressiveadjective
Synonyms:
improving
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "progressive":
gradual, incremental, step-by-step, phased, progresista, forward-looking, progressively, advanced, progressives, evolutionary, phased-in, stepwise, gradually, steady, progress, step-wise, graduated
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#443 | advanced | |
#1728 | progress | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#4436 | progressive | |
#7181 | steady | |
#9033 | gradually | |
#9454 | graduated | |
#10468 | evolutionary | |
#13601 | incremental | |
#16742 | gradual | |
#21090 | imperfect | |
#21326 | progressively | |
#21359 | phased | |
#32575 | progressives | |
#52108 | stepwise | |
#57702 | reformist |
How to use progressive in a sentence?
I have never seen Congressional Progressive Caucus so strong, and I'm a very good vote counter, also, maybe not quite as good as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sometimes, but I'm excellent.
In the midterms, we can't afford to cede any grounds, we are going to be focused on candidates that represent our values, that represent progressive values and we want to make sure that the candidates that we are connecting with and reaching out to want to have big solutions for the big problems that people are facing.
Joe Biden’s failure to curb inflation, his big-government agenda and his caving to the progressive left were anchors that weighed down Democrats in many competitive districts and Republicans were able to explain this to both their base and to persuadable voters, it wasn’t a 'red wave,' as many hoped for, but Republicans now hold the gavels in the House, which means they can stop more bad economic policies from getting passed and exercise proper oversight over the Biden administration. Winning the House majority is a big deal and it should not be minimized.
No one is safe. First they killed bloggers. Now they are targeting publishers. Soon they will attack anyone who is progressive-minded.
The NCAA caved to the progressive agenda for fear of backlash and getting canceled, and that's not what our country is about, they said their decision is in the interest of fairness. But let me be clear: By including biological males in women's athletics fairness is impossible. The fight to protect Title IX will continue.
Translations for progressive
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- progressista, progressiuCatalan, Valencian
- pokrokovýCzech
- fortschrittlich, progressivGerman
- προοδευτικόςGreek
- progresivoSpanish
- ترقی خواهPersian
- enenevä, edistysmielinen, edistynyt, paheneva, edistyksellinen, etenevä, lisääntyvä, progressiivinenFinnish
- progressifFrench
- adhartachScottish Gaelic
- framfarasinniIcelandic
- progressista, progressivoItalian
- 진보적Korean
- پێشکهوتوKurdish
- ductusLatin
- progredierendeNorwegian
- progressiefDutch
- progredierandeNorwegian Nynorsk
- progressivoPortuguese
- de progres, avansat, progresistă, progresiv, înaintat, progresistRomanian
- передовой, прогрессирующий, постепенный, последовательный, прогрессивный деятель, прогрессивный человек, прогрессивный, поступательныйRussian
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