progressive in WordNet English dictionary

1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
   progressive  progressive tense  imperfect  imperfect tense  continuous tense 
   
2. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
   liberal  liberalist  progressive 
   

1. favoring or promoting progress
   "progressive schools"
   progressive 
   
2. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
   progressive 
   
3. advancing in severity
   "progressive paralysis"
   progressive 
   
4. gradually advancing in extent
   progressive 
   
5. favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
   progressive  reformist  reform-minded 
   
6. (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"
   progressive