progressive
[ pruh-gres-iv ]
/ prəˈgrɛs ɪv /
adjective
noun
SYNONYMS FOR progressive
1, 9
liberal.
5
successive.
OTHER WORDS FROM progressive
Words nearby progressive
Example sentences from the Web for anti-progressive
Hard-money, strict-construction, no-monopoly, anti-progressive Democrats were in a sad minority.
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln |Ward H. Lamon
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
- the progressive aspect of a verb
- a verb in this aspect
Derived forms of progressive
progressively, adverb progressiveness, noun progressivism, noun progressivist, nounMedical definitions for anti-progressive
progressive
[ prə-grĕs′ĭv ]
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.