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- pronunciation:
- pr
gre
sihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
moving steadily forward.
Her return to health was slow but progressive.- synonyms:
- advancing, onward
- antonyms:
- backward
- similar words:
- forward
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| definition 2: |
going forward in regular or ordered steps.
Elementary school, middle school, and high school are progressive levels of education.- synonyms:
- gradual
- similar words:
- chronological, consecutive, even, successive
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| definition 3: |
in favor of social progress or change.
His progressive ideas about the economy helped him get elected.- synonyms:
- liberal
- antonyms:
- conservative
- similar words:
- alternative, dynamic, modern, new, radical, revolutionary
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| related words: |
chronological, forward, moving, onward, revolutionary |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person who follows and believes in social movements.
- synonyms:
- liberal
- antonyms:
- conservative
- similar words:
- activist, radical, revolutionary
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| derivations: |
progressively (adv.), progressiveness (n.), progressivism (n.) |
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