Related Definitions
[n] a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
[n] a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
[adj] favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
[adj] advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
[adj] favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"
[adj] (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases
[adj] gradually advancing in extent
Synonyms
active, advanced, advancing, continuous tense, degressive, forward, forward-looking, forward-moving, graduated, imperfect, imperfect tense, increasing, incremental, innovative, liberal, liberal, modern, modernised, modernized, progressive tense, proportio