past progressive,
past progressive tense a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive"
progressive -
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
armchair liberal a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them
latitudinarian a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)
neoliberal a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism
pluralist someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
Adjective
progressive -
favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"
regressive opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
forward at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
industrial suitable to stand up to hard wear; "industrial carpeting"
forward-looking,
innovative,
modern,
advanced being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"
progressive -
advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
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"
