Progressive

What do we mean by progressive?

Moving forward; advancing. adjective

Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments. adjective

Open to or favoring new ideas, policies, or methods. adjective

Of or relating to a Progressive Party. adjective

Of or relating to progressive education. adjective

Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases. adjective

Tending to become more severe or wider in scope. adjective

Designating a verb form that expresses an action or condition in progress. adjective

Of or being a style that emphasizes virtuoso technique, rhythmic and melodic complexity, and unconventional forms and instrumentation. adjective

A person who is open to or favors new ideas, policies, or methods, especially in politics. noun

A member or supporter of a Progressive Party. noun

A progressive verb form. noun

Going forward; moving onward; advancing; making progress, in any sense: as, progressive motion or course.

Favoring progress; using one's influence or directing one's efforts in the line of advancement or improvement: as, to be progressive in one's ideas about education; a progressive age.

Indicative of progress.

And a myopathic form, related to pseudohypertrophic paralysis.

One who is in favor of progress; one who promotes or commends reforms or changes: opposed to conservative. noun

Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; ; -- opposed to retrograde. adjective

Improving. adjective

Of or pertaining to the Progressive party. adjective

A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.

(grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used the progressive tense and generally conjugated as to end in -ing.

The difference between liberals and progressives is the difference between thought and action. Aware, consienctous, flexible, realistic; Promoters of Harm Reduction. Urban Dictionary

People who believe in improving the human condition to a higher plateau of being in civility, ingenuity, and public policy that benefits all people. Progressive is a state of mind and a state of being. People who consider themselves as progressives do not only think, but also act in accordance to their beliefs. Urban Dictionary

N. One who advocates greater government regulation of just about anything. Progressives claim to want to help out the average Joe but really want everyone to live according to their politically correct, elitist socialist agenda. Progressives are also much nastier people than liberals, and are often hypocrites Urban Dictionary

A word left-wingers now use to describe themselves, because the word liberal has gained a negative connotation. Once the term progressive has been dragged through the mud by right-wing pundits, a new term will again be chosen. Urban Dictionary

~Progressive~ 1. The new Derogatory term for "Libtard" aka "Liberal" aka "Commie" or "Socialist".Because Republicans have ruined & destroyed the name "Liberal". When people think of them as "Liberals", it is the equivalent to 'Rapist' or 'Child Molester'. Hence, the name-change. 2. Someone terrified by the idea that someone, somewhere, might be earning money. 3. Someone who wants to move the country progressively closer to Socialism or Communism. See Marxist, Communist or Socialist. They call themselves "Progressives" because using "Communist" would give them a negative connotation in the public eye. 4. Liberal + Communist/Socialist beliefs = Progressive Urban Dictionary

(noun) In favor of improvement of the human condition, specifically via technological innovation and development Urban Dictionary

A style of electronic music similar to trance and house, composeed of bass-driven grooves, repetative drumbeat, and deep and dark melodies. Usu. 120-145 BPM. Urban Dictionary

Progressive music is the natural, evolutionary progression a genre. Originally coined for progressive metal (aka prog metal), it is now used for almost every major genre. (On a side note listening to progressive music is like watching a good movie). Progressive metal is defined by much lengthier songs, averaging 8-10 minutes each (with instances of 20, 40, and 60 minute songs that are also played live) with heavy emphasis placed on the technical aspects of playing instruments, a continuance of the progression from classical music that it's parent genres, thrash/speed, and heavy metal introduced. The lyrics are an advancement of the poetic harmony introduced in the lyrics of the speed/thrash metal bands Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Exodus. Also...progressive music tends to well up emotional responses very well, especially live. The progressive metal movement was started by Fates Warning as they began to move from the Iron Maiden like sound of their first two albums. The term however was coined to describe Dream Theater, who is considered by most to be the band that defined the genre. Urban Dictionary

Pro.gres.sive noun The American collegiate method of getting inebriated, "shit-faced," intoxicated and/or very irresponsible before an event; usually held in a large house with varying rooms; participants "progress" from the first room to the last, drinking as many alcoholic beverages as humanly possible. Urban Dictionary

N. similar to a "progressive dinner," but with alcohol, where the party progresses from place to place with a different drink at each stop; typically themed with costumes Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to progressive:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word progressive:
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Words that rhyme with progressive:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe progressive:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective progressive:
development, movement, disease, loss, increase, education, party, deterioration, change, changes, forces, atrophy, relaxation, tax, ideas, taxation, era, failure, decline, sclerosis, decrease, reduction, improvement, palsy, weakness, stages, movements, course, nature, elements, legislation, evolution, degeneration, schools, politics, dementia, growth, reform, spirit, policies, school, leukoencephalopathy, steps, paralysis, enlargement, damage, destruction, motion, farmers, program, dystrophy, rates, taxes, disorder, thought, leaders, reformers, reforms, fibrosis, measures, views, revelation, educators, differentiation, rise, step, diminution, impairment, series, organizations, accumulation, intellectuals, glomerulonephritis, wave, parties, element, aspect, waves, tendencies, republicans, architecture.

Consonant match to progressive:
progress of.

Words that sound like progressive:
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