Dictionary Check: progressive

"progressive" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 20 points

Definition

adjective

favoring or promoting progress

Example: "progressive schools"
Antonyms:
adjective

favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

adjective

(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

Antonyms:
adjective

gradually advancing in extent

adjective

(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

Example: "progressive euchre"
adjective

advancing in severity

Example: "progressive paralysis"

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