Synonyms of progressive

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adjective

1

as in advanced

being far along in development

progressive forms of animal life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advanced
• improved
• higher
• evolved
• modern
• high
• developed
• educated
• enhanced
• forward
• late
• refined
• enlightened
• contemporary
• new
• newest
• precocious
• civilized
• latest
• current
• mature
• recent
• matured
• grown
• ripe
• full-blown
• cutting-edge
• ultramodern
• full-fledged
• newfangled
• perfected
• novel
• aged
• full-scale
• leading-edge
• now
• ripened
• supermodern
• new-fashioned
• up-to-date
• present-day
• mod
• space-age

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonprogressive
• lower
• primitive
• retarded
• backward
• low
• rudimentary
• green
• undeveloped
• rude
• immature
• underdeveloped
• savage
• early
• undersized
• uneducated
• uncivilized
• underweight
• unripe
• undersize
• old
• embryonic
• unripened
• primordial
• primeval
• germinal
• past
• antiquated
• obsolete
• antediluvian
• antique
• hoary
• outworn
• fusty
• musty
• dated
• old-time
• old-fashioned
• oldfangled
• passé
• out-of-date
• Neanderthal
• Neandertal

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• nonprogressive
• lower
• primitive
• retarded
• backward
• low
• rudimentary
• green
• undeveloped
• rude
• immature
• underdeveloped
• savage
• early
• undersized
• uneducated
• uncivilized
• underweight
• unripe
• undersize
• old
• embryonic
• unripened
• primordial
• primeval
• germinal
• past
• antiquated
• obsolete
• antediluvian
• antique
• hoary
• outworn
• fusty
• musty
• dated
• old-time
• old-fashioned
• oldfangled
• passé
• out-of-date
• Neanderthal
• Neandertal

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2

as in liberal

not bound by traditional ways or beliefs

a socially progressive community, it was the first to provide for the public education of girls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberal
• modern
• radical
• unconventional
• contemporary
• nontraditional
• nonconventional
• advanced
• unorthodox
• broad-minded
• open-minded
• permissive
• nonorthodox
• tolerant
• extreme
• lenient
• large-minded
• impartial
• forbearing
• unbiased
• indulgent
• objective

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conservative
• traditional
• conventional
• nonprogressive
• orthodox
• rigid
• stodgy
• hidebound
• strict
• hard
• dogmatic
• reactionary
• old-fashioned
• doctrinal
• intolerant
• dogmatical
• bigoted
• blinkered
• unreconstructed
• narrow-minded

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• conservative
• traditional
• conventional
• nonprogressive
• orthodox
• rigid
• stodgy
• hidebound
• strict
• hard
• dogmatic
• reactionary
• old-fashioned
• doctrinal
• intolerant
• dogmatical
• bigoted
• blinkered
• unreconstructed
• narrow-minded

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3

as in pioneering

being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques

one of the founders of progressive dance, Isadora Duncan became an inspiration to an array of free-spirited artists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advanced
• pioneering
• unconventional
• avant
• modern
• revolutionary
• contemporary
• new
• avant-garde
• cutting-edge
• original
• underground
• alternative
• modernistic
• current
• trailblazing
• bizarre
• strange
• state-of-the-art
• antiestablishment
• nontraditional
• outré
• novel
• unprecedented
• fresh
• unfamiliar
• ultramodern
• newfangled
• way-out
• unknown
• hot
• unaccustomed
• far-out
• unheard-of
• new-fashioned
• up-to-date
• mod
• present-day
• space-age
• red-hot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• traditional
• conventional
• customary
• orthodox
• established

• traditional
• conventional
• customary
• orthodox
• established

progressive

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noun

as in moderate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moderate
• centrist
• middle-of-the-roader
• reformer
• compromiser
• accommodationist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• radical
• revolutionary
• conservative
• extremist
• liberal
• revolutionist
• reactionary
• rightist
• leftist
• ultraist
• right-winger
• left-winger

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• radical
• revolutionary
• conservative
• extremist
• liberal
• revolutionist
• reactionary
• rightist
• leftist
• ultraist
• right-winger
• left-winger

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