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Noun
S:
(n)
progressive
,
progressive tense
,
imperfect
,
imperfect tense
,
continuous tense
(a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going)
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S:
(n)
liberal
,
liberalist
,
progressive
(a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
progressive
(favoring or promoting progress)
"progressive schools"
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derivationally related form
S:
(adj)
progressive
,
reformist
,
reform-minded
(favoring or promoting reform (often by government action))
S:
(adj)
progressive
((of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases)
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antonym
S:
(adj)
progressive
(gradually advancing in extent)
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S:
(adj)
progressive
((of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position)
"progressive euchre"; "progressive tournaments"
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S:
(adj)
progressive
(advancing in severity)
"progressive paralysis"