Defenition of the word progressive
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Defenition of the word progressive
- Proceeding in small stages.
- Favouring or promoting progress.
- Gradually advancing in extent.
- of illness; marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function; "degenerative diseases of old age"
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
- favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases
- gradually advancing in extent
- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
- advancing in severity
- (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
- favoring or promoting progress
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
Synonyms for the word progressive
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- continuous tense
- degenerative
- durative
- gradual
- imperfect
- imperfect tense
- liberal
- progressive tense
- reformist
Similar words in the progressive
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- active
- advanced
- advancing
- chronic
- degressive
- forward
- forward-looking
- forward-moving
- graduated
- increasing
- incremental
- industrial
- innovative
- liberal
- modern
- modernised
- modernized
- proportional
- state-of-the-art
Hyponyms for the word progressive
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- armchair liberal
- future progressive
- future progressive tense
- latitudinarian
- neoliberal
- past progressive
- past progressive tense
- pluralist
- present progressive
- present progressive tense
- Whig
Hypernyms for the word progressive
Antonyms for the word progressive
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- conservative
- conservativist
- regressive
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