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.
—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
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 rescission request follows grousing from conservative Republicans that the budget plan the House recently approved only after Trump visited Capitol Hill would significantly raise the federal debt in coming years.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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Its rustling stirs the tension in a radicalizing conservative society, while its wailing heralds the irreversible consequences of raging human emotion.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The revisions, which also say the vaccines are no longer advised during pregnancy, add to the confusion surrounding the Trump administration's move to bypass the traditional system for immunization advice through expert review and CDC guidance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Il Molino di Grace (Panzano in Chianti) – Combining traditional methods with sustainability, this historic estate captures the bold yet refined character of Panzano.—
Jessica Dupuy,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Martinez is 29 years old, stands at 5-foot-11 with a 72-inch reach, and fights in an orthodox right-handed stance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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But there should be no such wall—even in the most orthodox capitalist system.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The real challenge is whether leadership is willing to preemptively invest in governance protocols before the need becomes reactionary.—
Manish Gupta,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Never mind the French Revolution, the bête noire of reactionary thinkers: Moldbug believed that the English and American Revolutions had gone too far.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Unprogressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprogressive. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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