adj 1: favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" [ant: regressive]
2: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
[syn: reformist]
3: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount
increases [ant: regressive]
4: gradually advancing in extent
5: advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
[syn: progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense]
2: a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and
reform and the protection of civil liberties [syn: liberal]
[ant: conservative]