Progressive — synonyms, progressive antonyms, definition

1. progressive (a)

broad-minded consecutive continuing enduring enterprising extreme forward go ahead gradual left left-wing lenient liberal maintaining on-going open-minded persisting progressing radical revolutionary • • •

2. progressive (Adjective)

reform-minded reformist regressive

progressive (Adjective) — Favouring or promoting progress. ex. "progressive schools"

progressive (Adjective) — (government) favouring or promoting reform (often by government action).

progressive (Adjective) — (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases.

progressive (Adjective) — Gradually advancing in extent.

progressive (Adjective) — (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position. ex. "progressive euchre" ex. "progressive tournaments"

progressive (Adjective) — Advancing in severity. ex. "progressive paralysis"

3. progressive (Noun)

continuous tense imperfect imperfect tense liberalist progressive tense

progressive (Noun) — A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going.

progressive (Noun) — A person who favours a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties.

adult grownup tense armchair liberal future progressive future progressive tense latitudinarian neoliberal past progressive past progressive tense pluralist present progressive present progressive tense whig