UNPROGRESSIVE Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

unprogressive

adjective

ˌən-prə-ˈgre-siv

Definition of unprogressive

as in conservative

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions a candidate with unprogressive ideas about public education

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Recent Examples of unprogressive Indeed, the reality for women in Germany has been remarkably unprogressive. — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2022 There was too much deference to people sowing chaos under the banner of social justice, perhaps for fear of seeming unprogressive. — Nicholas Kristof, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021 Greenwell juxtaposes the narrator's experiences in an unprogressive, formerly Communist country still recovering its infrastructure, to the narrator's own childhood, growing up gay and closeted in the oppressive American South. — Angela Ledgerwood, Esquire, 5 Dec. 2016

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Adjective

But that bipartisan effort was immediately panned by conservative groups, and little else has emerged as a serious solution.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead, the Supreme Court's conservative majority said the states had brought their lawsuit too early.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of conservative

Adjective

For these brands, lab-grown is in the name, and their styles are more akin to traditional natural diamond brands.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the business of journalism has changed so much financially, and a third of journalists don’t work for a traditional news organization.

— Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of traditional

Adjective

King’s indifference to orthodox formats enables formal mischief.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
For a period, Pakistan deployed a 7-2 offside field against Cox to try and build some pressure, with a struggling Khurram Shahzad lacking the accuracy and rhythm to trouble him in more orthodox ways.

— Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of orthodox

Adjective

The Court has been persistently reactionary in its dealings with other branches, using horizontal review to protect enslavers from abolitionists, bosses from unions, and tycoons from tax collectors.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Palladium is a quarterly publication whose founders were active in online neo-reactionary circles.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of reactionary

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