nonprogressive

adjective non·pro·gres·sive \ ˌnän-prə-ˈgre-siv \

Definition of nonprogressive

: not progressive

…several of them had started a radical art magazine to counteract what they saw as the school's nonprogressive teaching.
—Deborah Gimelson

a nonprogressive disorder

nonprogressive verbs

Recent Examples of nonprogressive from the Web

Despite Evans’ decidedly nonprogressive policy positions, Jones has become one of her biggest supporters in the Democratic gubernatorial campaign.

— jason johnson, The Root, "White Ga. Lawmaker Threatens Black Woman, Says She May Go Missing … but Was She Already in the Sunken Place?," 1 Sep. 2017
Yes, perhaps the last hope to problematize fascistoid nonprogressive edges, so to speak, is to reterritorialize the oppositional vernaculars.

— rebecca schuman, Slate Magazine, "Stop Problematizing Academic Jargon," 26 Jan. 2017

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