Progressive and Returning

Opposite meaning words

Progressive adjective - Favoring or promoting progress.

Usage example: progressive schools

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Returning is an antonym for progressive.

Returning adjective - Tending to be turned back.

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Progressive is an antonym for returning.

Nearby Words: return, returned, returnable, returner

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Returning and Progressive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/progressive/returning

Progressive & Returning. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/progressive/returning>.

Returning or Progressive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/progressive/returning.

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