progressive

[ pruh-gres-iv ]
/ prəˈgrɛs ɪv /

adjective

noun

Origin of progressive

First recorded in 1600–10; progress + -ive

SYNONYMS FOR progressive

1, 9 liberal.

OTHER WORDS FROM progressive

Example sentences from the Web for anti-progressive

  • Hard-money, strict-construction, no-monopoly, anti-progressive Democrats were in a sad minority.

British Dictionary definitions for anti-progressive (1 of 2)

Progressive
/ (prəˈɡrɛsɪv) /

noun

US history a member or supporter of a Progressive Party
Canadian history a member or supporter of a chiefly agrarian reform movement advocating the nationalization of railways, low tariffs, an end to party politics, and similar measures: important in the early 1920s

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a Progressive Party, Progressive movement, or Progressives

British Dictionary definitions for anti-progressive (2 of 2)

progressive
/ (prəˈɡrɛsɪv) /

adjective

noun

a person who advocates progress, as in education, politics, etc
  1. the progressive aspect of a verb
  2. a verb in this aspect

Derived forms of progressive

progressively, adverb progressiveness, noun progressivism, noun progressivist, noun

Medical definitions for anti-progressive

progressive
[ prə-grĕsĭv ]

adj.

Moving forward; advancing.
Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments, as of a course of treatment.
Tending to become more severe or wider in scope, as of a disease or paralysis.