Progressive and Standpat

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Progressive adjective - Being far along in development.

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Standpat is an antonym for progressive.

Standpat adjective - Tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions.

Usage example: the standpat chefs were having none of this low-calorie stuff that the food police were pushing

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Progressive is an antonym for standpat in topics: moderate, conservative.

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Standpat and Progressive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/progressive/standpat

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