How many syllables in progressive?

There are 3 syllables in the word progressive.

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Divide progressive into syllables:

pro · gres · sive

How to pronounce progressive:

Definition of progressive:

progressive (adjective):: favouring political or social reform; of, relating to, or characterized by progress; favoring or promoting reform (often by government action).

Synonyms for progressive:

liberal radical dynamic revolutionary avant-garde enterprising enlightened modern

Antonyms for progressive:

hidebound stodgy trivial conventional established traditional moderate old-fashioned historic ancestral

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