Definition of progressive

"progressive" in the noun sense

1. progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense

a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

2. liberal, liberalist, progressive

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

"progressive" in the adjective sense

1. progressive

favoring or promoting progress

"progressive schools"

2. progressive, reformist, reform-minded

favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

3. progressive

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

4. progressive

gradually advancing in extent

5. progressive

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

"progressive euchre"

"progressive tournaments"

6. progressive

advancing in severity

"progressive paralysis"

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Quotations for progressive

Liberty is a progressive conquest. [ Gueroult ]

There are but three classes of men: the retrograde, the stationary, the progressive. [ Lavater ]

Reason's progressive; instinct is complete; swift instinct leaps; slow reason feebly climbs. [ Young ]

Literature is representative of intellect, which is progressive; government is representative of order, which is stationary. [ Buckle ]

The discovery of truth by slow, progressive meditation is talent. Intuition of the truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius. [ Lavater ]

progressive in Scrabble®

The word progressive is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters progressive:

PROGRESSIVE
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

erosive, griever, grieves, gripers, gropers, grosser, grovers, poesies, presser, provers, regives, regress, regrips, reposer, reposes, repress, reprise, reprove, resorps, respire, reviser, revises, servers, soirees, vespers

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In progressive

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progressive in Words With Friends™

The word progressive is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters progressive:

PROGRESSIVE
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

erosive, griever, grieves, gripers, gropers, grosser, grovers, poesies, presser, provers, regives, regress, regrips, reposer, reposes, repress, reprise, reprove, resorps, respire, reviser, revises, servers, soirees, vespers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word progressive

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In progressive

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Words within the letters of progressive

2 letter words in progressive (8 words)

9 letter words in progressive (1 word)

11 letter words in progressive (1 word)

progressive + 1 blank (2 words)

progressive + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence progressive

Words that start with progressive (4 words)

Words with progressive in them (1 word)

Words that end with progressive (2 words)

Word Growth involving progressive

Shorter words in progressive

ess ogress progress

re ogre ogres ogress progress

Longer words containing progressive

nonprogressive

progressively

progressiveness

progressives