PROGRESSIST Antonyms
Definition of PROGRESSIST
Best Opposite Words For PROGRESSIST
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| backward | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • directed or facing toward the back or rear • (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature adverb • at or to or toward the back or rear • in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal • in or to or toward a past time adjective satellite • retarded in intellectual development • having made less than normal progress | ||||||||
| conservative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion noun • a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas • a member of a Conservative Party adjective satellite • having social or political views favoring conservatism • avoiding excess • unimaginatively conventional • conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | ||||||||
| nonprogressive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • old-fashioned and out of date | ||||||||
| reactionary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism adjective satellite • opposed to political or social liberalism or reform | ||||||||
| regressive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases • opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state | ||||||||
| retrograde | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma adjective satellite • going from better to worse • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction verb • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies • move in a direction contrary to the usual one • move back • go back over • get worse or fall back to a previous condition | ||||||||
| traditionalist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one who adheres to traditional views adjective satellite • stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded | ||||||||
