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PROGRESSIVENESS Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word progressiveness. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For PROGRESSIVENESS

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
backwardness
nounn
noun

• lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

conservatism
nounn
noun

• a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

regressive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

• opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

retrogression
nounn
noun

• passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

• returning to a former state

stagnation
nounn
noun

• a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

• inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

traditionalism
nounn
noun

• strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings

• adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)

• the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

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