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progressive

/ progressive /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Type of:
tense
Kinds of:
present progressive present progressive tense past progressive past progressive tense future progressive
adjective satellite Sense 2
advancing in severity
"progressive paralysis"
Similar:
active
adjective satellite Sense 3
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
Similar:
liberal
Domain:
government governing governance
adjective Sense 4
favoring or promoting progress
"progressive schools"
Similar:
advanced forward-looking innovative modern advancing forward forward-moving incremental
Opposites:
regressive
See also:
forward industrial
adjective Sense 5
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases
Similar:
degressive graduated proportional
Opposites:
regressive
Domain:
tax taxation revenue enhancement
adjective satellite Sense 6
gradually advancing in extent
Similar:
increasing
noun Sense 7
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Opposites:
conservative conservativist
Type of:
adult grownup
Kinds of:
armchair liberal latitudinarian neoliberal pluralist Whig
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
14
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
1
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tense present progressive present progressive tense past progressive past progressive tense future progressive active liberal advanced forward-looking innovative modern