1. (noun) progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Synonyms: liberal, progressive, imperfect, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, continuous tense
Antonyms: retrogressive, regressive, unmodernised, conservative, retrograde, throwback(a), returning, unordered, unmodernized, atavistic, reverting, disordered, inactive, decreasing
2. (adj) liberal, liberalist, progressive
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Synonyms: progressive, imperfect, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, liberal, continuous tense
Antonyms: reverting, disordered, atavistic, returning, unmodernized, unmodernised, decreasing, unordered, retrograde, retrogressive, throwback(a), regressive, conservative, inactive
3. (adj) progressive
favoring or promoting progress
Synonyms: reform-minded, reformist
Antonyms: reverting, atavistic, regressive, unmodernised, retrogressive, retrograde, throwback(a), unordered, inactive, conservative, unmodernized, returning, decreasing, disordered
4. (adj) progressive, reformist, reform-minded
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
Synonyms: progressive, reform-minded, reformist
Antonyms: retrogressive, unmodernised, conservative, retrograde, regressive, decreasing, reverting, disordered, returning, unordered, inactive, atavistic, unmodernized, throwback(a)
5. (adj) progressive
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
Synonyms: reform-minded, reformist
Antonyms: retrograde, throwback(a), conservative, disordered, returning, unmodernised, decreasing, regressive, atavistic, reverting, inactive, unordered, retrogressive, unmodernized
6. (adj) progressive
gradually advancing in extent
Synonyms: reform-minded, reformist
Antonyms: throwback(a), atavistic, retrograde, regressive, unmodernised, decreasing, reverting, retrogressive, disordered, conservative, unordered, inactive, returning, unmodernized
7. (adj) progressive
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
Synonyms: reform-minded, reformist
Antonyms: retrograde, unmodernised, conservative, decreasing, unmodernized, regressive, retrogressive, returning, inactive, throwback(a), atavistic, reverting, disordered, unordered
8. (adj) progressive
advancing in severity
Synonyms: reform-minded, reformist
Antonyms: inactive, conservative, decreasing, unmodernised, disordered, regressive, retrograde, reverting, throwback(a), returning, unordered, atavistic, unmodernized, retrogressive
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