progressive
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- adjective
- /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/
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progresivo
- Dementia is the end result of decades of progressive deterioration of the brain tissue.
- progressive disease
- progressive condition
- progressive hearing loss
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.
- Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.
- They were all terminal, progressive autoimmune illnesses with no cure.
- It must have come about by a gradual, step by step incremental progressive process.
- But you have a contrast to that in JB Pritzker, who is demanding a more progressive tax system.
- In fact, I would argue outside of not doing it, the number one mistake they make is progressive overload.
- So you basically have this progressive differentiation.
- If, if you, you know, kind of like a, a, a progressive overloading like workout plan.
- It was like one of the the beginning of the progressive suckiness of American healthcare, the HMO.
Examples
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I found out I have a progressive neurological disorder along the line of Huntington's Disease.
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In December 2001, a 60-year-old white woman presented with a history of progressive headaches.
Academic text (2008) -
- It's a progressive disease.
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Then he must have told you that this disease is progressive.
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You have a progressive muscle disorder.
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I built the chamber to slow her decay, but her condition was progressive.
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Alzheimer's is considered an incurable, irreversible, progressive brain disorder.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory, progressive, and destructive autoimmune disease affecting multiple joints.
Academic text (2015) -
Alzheimer's is considered an incurable, irreversible, progressive brain disorder.
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You have a progressive muscle disorder that worsens over time.
Synonyms
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Happening slowly and steadily, not suddenly
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Increasing slowly by small regular amounts over time
Continuing to change or develop slowly over time
Moving forward or making progress slowly and steadily
Antonyms
Compounds
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A tax system where people with higher incomes pay a larger percentage of their income
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A former American political party founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 called the Bull Moose Party
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A verb tense that shows an action will be happening at a future time
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A verb form showing an action that will be happening at a certain time in the future
Values and habits that welcome change, new ideas, and actions to make society fairer
A fast, often deadly infection caused by bacteria that kills body tissue and makes gas in the wound
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A serious skin infection after smallpox vaccination that grows steadily and can be fatal in people with weak immune systems
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A verb form that shows an action happening at a certain time in the past
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Shows an action that was happening at a certain time in the past
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A verb form using has/have been plus -ing to show an action that started in the past and continues now
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A verb form showing actions happening now using am, is, or are plus -ing
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Progressive comes from pro- 'forward' and gress 'go', like in progress. That image of 'moving forward step by step' helps you remember that something progressive can develop or change slowly over time, becoming more serious or improving bit by bit.