Progressive vs Gainful - What's the difference?
progressive | gainful |
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.
Contrary.
Disposed to taking advantage of.
Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.
Providing gain; profitable.
As adjectives the difference between progressive and gainful
is that progressive is belonging to or supporting a while gainful is contrary or gainful can be providing gain; profitable.As a noun progressive
is a member or supporter of a.progressive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a progressive politician
- progressive business leadership
- a progressive school
- progressive paralysis
Antonyms
* regressive * (advancing in severity) non-progressive * conservativeDerived terms
* progressive euchre * progressiveness * progressivism * progressivityNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* future perfect progressive * future progressive * past perfect progressive * past progressive * present perfect progressive * present progressivegainful
English
Alternative forms
* gainfull (archaic)Etymology 1
From .Adjective
(en adjective)Etymology 2
From .Adjective
(en adjective)- How can we find gainful employment with dignity for the uneducated?