progressive

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ UK /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #12184

Meanings

1

adj
Supporting new ideas, change, and reform.

He's known for his progressive views on education.
2

adj
Happening or developing gradually over time.

The disease causes a progressive loss of memory.
3

adj
Of a tax, increasing as the amount being taxed increases.

A progressive tax system asks the wealthy to pay a higher rate.

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Synonyms

1 adj · supporting new ideas,... liberal

Opposites

conservativenon-progressivereactionaryregressive

Word family

Forms progressivenessprogressivesunprogressive

Derived forms antiprogressiveatheroprogressivebrogressivefauxgressivehyperprogressiveimprogressiveneoprogressiveneuroprogressivenonprogressiveoligoprogressiveprogressismprogressively

Related forms progress

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Phrases (1)

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progressive rock
a style of rock music combining extended structures with influences from other musical forms

Adjective + noun

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.

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# progressive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 12184

## Meanings
1. Supporting new ideas, change, and reform.
2. Happening or developing gradually over time.
3. Of a tax, increasing as the amount being taxed increases.

## Examples
- He's known for his progressive views on education.
- The disease causes a progressive loss of memory.
- A progressive tax system asks the wealthy to pay a higher rate.

## Antonyms
- conservative
- non-progressive
- reactionary
- regressive

## Derived Forms
- antiprogressive
- atheroprogressive
- brogressive
- fauxgressive
- hyperprogressive
- improgressive
- neoprogressive
- neuroprogressive
- nonprogressive
- oligoprogressive
- progressism
- progressively

## Related Forms
- progress

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Progressive comes 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. In present-day English it covers supporting new ideas, change, and reform, happening or developing gradually over time, and of a tax, increasing as the amount being taxed increases. The wider family includes derived forms such as antiprogressive, atheroprogressive, brogressive, fauxgressive, hyperprogressive and related forms such as progress.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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