Progressive
Progressive adjective - Not bound by traditional ways or beliefs.
Usage example: a socially progressive community, it was the first to provide for the public education of girls
Strict is an antonym for progressive.
Strict
Strict adjective - Following an original exactly.
Progressive is an antonym for strict.
Nearby Words: strictly, strictness
Both words in one sentence
- Yet, most of their laws (secularism, same-sex marriage, universal healthcare, mosaic culture, higher taxation to redistribute wealth, outlawing of capital punishment, strict gun control, etc.) are far more progressive and liberal than those of the USA.
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