PROGRESSIVENESS Synonyms
2 hypernyms for progressiveness. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PROGRESSIVENESS
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| advancement | noun n | |||||
noun • encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • gradual improvement or growth or development | ||||||
| development | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | ||||||
| forwardness | noun n | |||||
noun • offensive boldness and assertiveness • an advanced stage • prompt willingness | ||||||
| innovation | noun n | |||||
noun • a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation • the creation of something in the mind • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | ||||||
| liberalism | noun n | |||||
noun • a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution • an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market | ||||||
| modernity | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being current or of the present | ||||||
| progression | noun n | |||||
noun • a series with a definite pattern of advance • a movement forward • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | ||||||
| radicalism | noun n | |||||
noun • the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society | ||||||
| reform | verb v | |||||
noun • a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses • a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices • self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice verb • make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one • produce by cracking • break up the molecules of • improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition • change for the better | ||||||
| progressivity | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods | ||||||