Antonyms for progressive
prəˈgrɛs ɪvpro·gres·sive

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1. progressivenoun

   Antonyms:
   regressive, conservative

2. progressivenoun

   A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.

   Antonyms:
   regressive, conservative, non-progressive

3. progressiveadjective

   Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.

   Antonyms:
   conservative, regressive, non-progressive

4. progressiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   regressive, non-progressive, conservative

5. progressiveadjective

   a progressive school

   Antonyms:
   conservative, non-progressive, regressive

6. progressiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   regressive, non-progressive, conservative

7. progressiveadjective

   progressive paralysis

   Antonyms:
   non-progressive, conservative, regressive

8. progressiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   conservative, non-progressive, regressive

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1. progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tensenoun

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

   Antonyms:
   retrogressive, regressive, unmodernised, conservative, retrograde, throwback(a), returning, unordered, unmodernized, atavistic, reverting, disordered, inactive, decreasing

   Synonyms:
   liberal, imperfect, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, continuous tense

2. liberal, liberalist, progressiveadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   reverting, disordered, atavistic, returning, unmodernized, unmodernised, decreasing, unordered, retrograde, retrogressive, throwback(a), regressive, conservative, inactive

   Synonyms:
   imperfect, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, liberal, continuous tense

3. progressiveadjective

   favoring or promoting progress

   "progressive schools"

   Antonyms:
   reverting, atavistic, regressive, unmodernised, retrogressive, retrograde, throwback(a), unordered, inactive, conservative, unmodernized, returning, decreasing, disordered

   Synonyms:
   reform-minded, reformist

4. progressive, reformist, reform-mindedadjective

   favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

   Antonyms:
   retrogressive, unmodernised, conservative, retrograde, regressive, decreasing, reverting, disordered, returning, unordered, inactive, atavistic, unmodernized, throwback(a)

   Synonyms:
   reform-minded, reformist

5. progressiveadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   retrograde, throwback(a), conservative, disordered, returning, unmodernised, decreasing, regressive, atavistic, reverting, inactive, unordered, retrogressive, unmodernized

   Synonyms:
   reform-minded, reformist

6. progressiveadjective

   gradually advancing in extent

   Antonyms:
   throwback(a), atavistic, retrograde, regressive, unmodernised, decreasing, reverting, retrogressive, disordered, conservative, unordered, inactive, returning, unmodernized

   Synonyms:
   reform-minded, reformist

7. progressiveadjective

   (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"

   Antonyms:
   retrograde, unmodernised, conservative, decreasing, unmodernized, regressive, retrogressive, returning, inactive, throwback(a), atavistic, reverting, disordered, unordered

   Synonyms:
   reform-minded, reformist

8. progressiveadjective

   advancing in severity

   "progressive paralysis"

   Antonyms:
   inactive, conservative, decreasing, unmodernised, disordered, regressive, retrograde, reverting, throwback(a), returning, unordered, atavistic, unmodernized, retrogressive

   Synonyms:
   reform-minded, reformist

How to use progressive in a sentence?

1. Scott Dworkin:

   It's a great stance to have, but with half a million members and one of the biggest progressive bases, and having the biggest online operation in the party, I think that we're gon na support Tom Steyer, no matter what.

2. Joel Engardio:

   To me, progressive is forward thinking, moving into the future and building a better city, for too long, we have not followed that definition of progressive. Progressive is a city that works and functions and builds toward the future.

3. Justin Trudeau:

   From coast to coast to coast, tonight Canadians rejected division and negativity. They rejected cuts and austerity. They voted in favor of a progressive agenda and strong action on climate change, we will make life more affordable, we will continue to fight climate change, we will get guns off our streets.

4. Jeremy Sussman:

   BHP has made it clear they will cut capex where needed in order to maintain their progressive dividend.

5. Amy Klobuchar:

   I think I would make a better president than Bernie Sanders. And the reason for that is that getting a progressive agenda enacted is going to be really hard, i dug in, I did the work, and then Bernie's team trashed me.

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