Definition of progressives

You can enter up to 15 letters and use up to 2 wildcards in the search. Use question mark (?) for wildcard searches.
Word Finders
Word Lists

Scrabble & Words with friends points

  • progressives is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
  • progressives is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
  • progressives is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of progressives

  • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. reform-minded
    2. reformist
  • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. liberal
    2. liberalist
  • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. continuous tense
    2. imperfect
    3. imperfect tense
    4. progressive tense
  • advancing in severity (adjective)

    Examples

    1. progressive paralysis
  • favoring or promoting progress (adjective)

    Examples

    1. progressive schools
  • gradually advancing in extent (adjective)
  • (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position (adjective)

    Examples

    1. progressive euchre
    2. progressive tournaments
  • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases (adjective)

See definition of progressives in Merriam Webster