as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a candidate with unprogressive ideas about public education
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Recent Examples of unprogressive
Indeed, the reality for women in Germany has been remarkably unprogressive.
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Lenora Chu,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2022
There was too much deference to people sowing chaos under the banner of social justice, perhaps for fear of seeming unprogressive.
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Nicholas Kristof,
Star Tribune,
15 Apr. 2021
Greenwell juxtaposes the narrator's experiences in an unprogressive, formerly Communist country still recovering its infrastructure, to the narrator's own childhood, growing up gay and closeted in the oppressive American South.
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Angela Ledgerwood,
Esquire,
5 Dec. 2016
Lenora Chu,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2022
There was too much deference to people sowing chaos under the banner of social justice, perhaps for fear of seeming unprogressive.
—
Nicholas Kristof,
Star Tribune,
15 Apr. 2021
Greenwell juxtaposes the narrator's experiences in an unprogressive, formerly Communist country still recovering its infrastructure, to the narrator's own childhood, growing up gay and closeted in the oppressive American South.
—
Angela Ledgerwood,
Esquire,
5 Dec. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprogressive
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The conservative assault on child health starts with the anti-vaccine campaign and proceeds to cutbacks in nutrition assistance and narrowed access to healthcare.
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Each capsule biography offers a short video created in partnership with the conservative media organization PragerU.
Adjective
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But the shift underscores a dramatic loss of clout by Comcast and other traditional media enterprises.
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While the crowds spent their money on an overheated summer in the Mediterranean, a quieter group is waiting patiently for September, October and November, the traditional shoulder season.
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Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play.
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In an age of intelligent machines, who gets to decide what is orthodox remains one of the most important questions a free society can ask.
Adjective
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However, the team isn’t presenting Sentnor as a reactionary move to Straus’ departure.
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Only within the logic of an authoritarian or deeply reactionary culture can justice and beauty become controversial aims.
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“Unprogressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprogressive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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