progressive
adjectiveHow many syllables in progressive?
There are 3 syllables in the word progressive.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:
advanced
avant-garde
dynamic
enlightened
enterprising
forward-looking
go-ahead
liberal
modern
radical
reform-minded
reformist
revolutionary
up-and-coming
Antonyms for progressive:
ancestral
ancient
conservative
conventional
established
hidebound
historic
historical
long-established
mainstream
moderate
non-progressive
nonprogressive
old
old-fashioned
old-school
orthodox
past
reactionary
stodgy
traditional
traditionalistic
trivial
unprogressive
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- banyan
- appearance
- nicey-nice
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- unfaithful
- mistaken
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Syllable Fun Fact
Stress-timed languages, such as English, are characterized by variability in syllable duration but a relatively constant time between stressed syllables.
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