progressive
ADJECTIVENOUN
/prə'grɛsɪv/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
progressive is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1G2R1E1S1S1I1V4E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does progressive mean?
ADJECTIVE · 6 SENSES
1
Favoring or promoting reform (often by government action).
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Advancing in severity.
“progressive paralysis”
SIMILAR
3
Favoring or promoting progress.
“progressive schools”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
4
Gradually advancing in extent.
SIMILAR
5
(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”
SIMILAR
6
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases.
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER