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- [pruh-gres-iv]
- /prəˈgrɛs ɪv/
- /prəˈɡres.ɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-gres-iv]
- /prəˈgrɛs ɪv/
Definitions of progressive word
- adjective progressive favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor. 1
- adjective progressive making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightened or liberal ideas, new or experimental methods, etc.: a progressive community. 1
- adjective progressive characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement. 1
- adjective progressive (initial capital letter) of or relating to any of the Progressive parties in politics. 1
- adjective progressive going forward or onward; passing successively from one member of a series to the next; proceeding step by step. 1
- adjective progressive noting or pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate increases with certain increases in taxable income. 1
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Origin of progressive
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; progress + -ive
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Progressive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
progressive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
progressive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for progressive
adj progressive
- alphabetical — Alphabetical means arranged according to the normal order of the letters in the alphabet.
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
- avant-garde — Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental.
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
noun progressive
- campaigner — A campaigner is a person who campaigns for social or political change.
- crusader — A crusader for a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it.
- left wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- leftism — a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
adjective progressive
- accelerating — Present participle of accelerate.
- accumulative — If something is accumulative, it becomes greater in amount, number, or intensity over a period of time.
- advancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- degenerative — A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses.
- developmental — Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something.
Antonyms for progressive
noun progressive
- bitterender — a person who persists until the bitter end without compromising or yielding; diehard.
- classicist — A classicist is someone who studies the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy.
- conventionalist — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- conserver — One who conserves.
- diehard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
adj progressive
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- counter-revolutionary — Counter-revolutionary activities are activities intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- counterrevolutionary — Counterrevolutionary activities are activities intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- degenerative — A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses.
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
adjective progressive
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- fogyish — Characteristic of a fogy.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
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