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progressive

[pruh-gres-iv] / prəˈgrɛs ɪv /
ADJECTIVE
seeking social improvement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forward-looking forward-thinking left left of center leftist liberal reformist
STRONG
avant-garde broad-minded enlightened modern nontraditional open-minded tolerant
WEAK
bleeding-heart broad radical revolutionary
Antonyms
STRONG
conservative moderate orthodox traditional
ADJECTIVE
proceeding step by step
Synonyms
STRONGEST
growing progressing
STRONG
accelerating advancing continuing developing escalating evolving improving increasing intensifying
WEAK
advanced continuous dynamic enterprising go ahead graduated moving forward ongoing up-and-coming up-to-date

Example Sentences

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It is an inherited, rare, progressive and incurable condition.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The company plans to seek priority FDA review for Tyvaso to treat IPF, a chronic, progressive lung disease.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Stewart didn’t go for polyester suits or arenas, preferring the rough and rowdy “skull orchards” around Fort Pierce where he could alternate between hillbilly rock and progressive bluegrass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Anyone with dementia, Parkinson’s or another progressive disease will face crippling costs just to get through each day.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

If it is in the nature of living things to pool resources, to fuse when possible, we would have a new way of accounting for the progressive enrichment and complexity of form in living things.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.