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progressive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹəˈɡɹesɪv/ (Australia)
• /pɹoʊ-/ (Canada, General-American)
• /pɹəˈɡɹesəv/ (New-Zealand)
• /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) + -īvus. Displaced native Old English forþgenġe. By surface analysis, progress + -ive.

Meanings

1. Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
2. Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
3. Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
   • a progressive politician
   • progressive business leadership
4. Liberal.
   • Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday called for “action, not words” from Democrats, criticizing the approach of some in the progressive wing of the party. 2025 March 19, Alison Main, “Michigan Democrat says she ‘can’t just be an activist’ and calls on party to act”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025:
   • Conservative movements were far more progressive than the standard religious narrative of the decade alleges and the notoriously progressive ethos of the era was far more conservative than our collective memory has recognized. 2016, Richard Lints, Progressive and Conservative Religious Ideologies, page i:
5. Of or relating to progressive education.
   • a progressive school
6. (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
7. Advancing in severity.
   • progressive paralysis
8. Continuous.

Forms

Antonyms

non-progressive (antonym(s) of “advancing in severity”) · reactionary · regressive · conservative

Deriveds

progressive jazz · progressive tax · progressive euchre · progressive dinner · progressive enhancement · unprogressive · progressive creationist · progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy · progressive scan · progressive supper · fauxgressive · progressive web application · technoprogressive · progressive web app · progressivist · progressivity · progressivism · pseudoprogressive · neuroprogressive · progressive infantile poliodystrophy · progressive love · progressism · ultraprogressive · hyperprogressive · progressive war · progressive rock · atheroprogressive · progressiveness · brogressive · progressive assimilation · nonprogressive · progressively · progressive bluegrass · progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy · progressive freefall · progressive stack · progressive aspect · progressive longways formation · progressive grid · progressive house · progressive metal · progressive overload · ultra-progressive · progressive rap · neoprogressive · oligoprogressive · progressive creationism · improgressive · progressive tense · antiprogressive

Relateds

progress

progressive en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹəˈɡɹesɪv/ (Australia)
• /pɹoʊ-/ (Canada, General-American)
• /pɹəˈɡɹesəv/ (New-Zealand)
• /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) + -īvus. Displaced native Old English forþgenġe. By surface analysis, progress + -ive.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of progressive dinner
   alt of progressive dinner
2. A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
3. One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
   • The progressives want to legalise gay marriage.
   • Not long ago, few progressives imagined this day would come. They assumed the MAGA movement had been discredited by the shocking images that emerged from the January 6 insurrection, and that Trump was politically weakened by the barrage of criminal charges against him. 2025 January 19, John Blake, “What MLK knew that today’s progressives keep forgetting”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2025:
4. A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.

Forms

Deriveds

future perfect progressive · present progressive · past progressive · past perfect progressive · present perfect progressive · future progressive

Translations (127)

cmn 累進的 /累进的 (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · gl progresiva (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · fi edistysmielinen (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ca progressista (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · it progressivo (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · hy պրոգրեսիվ (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · gd adhartach (of or relating to progressive education) · fi progressiivinen (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · pt progressivo (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ca progressiu (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · ru член прогрессивной партии (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · de progressiv (politically liberal) · az qabaqcıl (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · bg прогресивен (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · el προϊών (advancing in severity) · ro progresiv (advancing in severity) · ru передово́й (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · cy blaengarwr (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · bcl mauswag (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ka მზარდი (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · de progressiv (advancing in severity) · pl progresywista (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · gd adhartach (advancing in severity) · nn progredierande (advancing in severity) · nl progressief (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · is framfarasinni (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · hi प्रगतिशील (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · br araokour (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · gd ceumnach (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · de fortschrittlich (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · hi प्रगतिशील (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · es progresivo (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ang forþgenġe (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ckb پێشکەوتو (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ru прогрессирующий (advancing in severity) · sv progressiv (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · tl maunlad (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ro de progres (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · pl progresywny (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · cs pokrokový (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · de progressiv (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · mn дэвшилт үзэлтэн (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · ru сторонник прогресса (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · ru прогресси́вный (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · tl masulong (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · fi lisääntyvä (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · el προοδευτικός (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · kk үдемелі (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · ru прогресси́вный (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ro progresist (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · fi enenevä (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ka გაძლიერებული (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · pl postępowy (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · sv progressiv (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · nl progressief (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · pt progressista (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · es progresista (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ar تَقَدُّمِيّ (politically liberal) · nb progredierende (advancing in severity) · ro progresiv (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · de progressiv (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · fi etenevä (advancing in severity) · pt progressista (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · gd adhartach (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · nl vooruitstrevend (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · ro înaintat (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · tr progresif (advancing in severity) · de progressiv (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · gl progresista (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · tr ilerici (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · fr progressif (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ru после́довательный (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · el προοδευτικός (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · gl progresivo (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ro avansat (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ru поступа́тельный (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · pl progresywny (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ckb پێشکەوتو (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · bg напредващ (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ca progressiu (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · tr ilerleyen (advancing in severity) · tl masulong (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ru прогресси́рующий (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · pt progressiva (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · pl progresywny (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · ru прогресси́вный де́ятель (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · ru передово́й (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · az qabaqcıl (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · ca progressista (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · hi प्रगतिशील (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · az mütərəqqi (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · de progressiv (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ckb پێشکەوتو (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · vi tiến bộ chủ nghĩa (politically liberal) · es progresista (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · vi cấp tiến chủ nghĩa (politically liberal) · pl postępowiec (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · it progressista (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · sv banbrytande (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ka პროგრესული (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ga forásaí (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · ar تَقَدُّمِيّ (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · fi edistynyt (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ru прогресси́вный (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · fi edistyksellinen (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · tr ilerici (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ka პროგრესული (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ca progressista (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ka წინსვლითი (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · fi edistyksellinen (politically liberal) · ro progresist (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · fi edistyksellinen (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · gl progresista (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · ar مُتَرَقٍّ (advancing in severity) · bg прогресивен (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) · eo antaŭenema (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · ru постепе́нный (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · hi उदारवादी (politically liberal) · fi edistysmielinen (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · fi progressiivinen (of or relating to progressive education) · gd adhartach (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · fi paheneva (advancing in severity) · ru прогресси́вный челове́к (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) · ta முற்போக்கு (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) · ro progresiv (gradually advancing in extent; increasing) · ta முற்போக்கு (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods) · ca progressiu (advancing in severity)