Established
Established adjective - Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.
Progressive is an antonym for established.
Nearby Words: establishment, establishing
Progressive
Progressive adjective - Being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques.
Usage example: one of the founders of progressive dance, Isadora Duncan became an inspiration to an array of free-spirited artists
Established is an antonym for progressive.
Both words in one sentence
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From Art Of Life onwards, they changed their musical stylings in favor of a more progressive sound that still features their established glam-inspired thrash, but now in Uncommon Time and with neoclassical passages (and sometimes, ballad passages) thrown in.
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His laws established Parliament as a permanent institution, set up a working taxation system and ushered in an overall more progressive system for England (one of his nicknames was "the English Justinian").
Source: Artistic License History - Pink Floyd established progressive rock as psychedelic.
Source: Trope Makers aka: Trope Maker
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