progressive

/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/adj

Middle School

Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.

Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.

Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.

Liberal.

Of or relating to progressive education.

Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.

Advancing in severity.

Continuous.

Thesaurus

Antonyms

conservative non-progressive reactionary regressive

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

aggressive expressive excessive obsessive recessive depressive impressive oppressive possessive regressive

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

pac pad pae pah pak pal pam pan pao pas

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

acm aer afl air aix any ary bec bed beg

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

gov vig give gove govs vega vigo vogl giver glove

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