Offensive vs Progressive - What's the difference?
offensive | progressive |
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
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(countable, military) An attack.
(uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.
Of or relating to progressive education.
(of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
Advancing in severity.
liberal (politically)
(grammar) continuous
A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
(grammar) A progressive verb.
As nouns the difference between offensive and progressive
is that offensive is offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack) while progressive is a member or supporter of a.As an adjective progressive is
belonging to or supporting a.offensive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Ed Pilkington
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Usage notes
* Nouns to which "offensive" is often applied: content, material, language, word, comment, remark, statement, speech, joke, humor, image, picture, art, behavior, conduct, act, action. * When the second syllable is emphasized, "offensive" is defined as "insulting". When the first syllable is emphasized, it refers to the attacker of a conflict or the team in a sport who possesses the ball.Synonyms
* aggressive * invidious (Intending to cause envious offense)Antonyms
* inoffensive (not causing offense or disgust ) * defensive (relating or causing defence )Derived terms
* offensivenessNoun
- The Marines today launched a major offensive .
- He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.
External links
* * ----progressive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a progressive politician
- progressive business leadership
- a progressive school
- progressive paralysis