Successive vs Progressive - What's the difference?
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Coming one after the other in a series.
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Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
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 adjectives the difference between successive and progressive
is that successive is coming one after the other in a series while progressive is favouring or promoting progress; advanced.As a noun progressive is
a person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.successive
English
Adjective
(-)- They had won the title for five successive years.
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Synonyms
* (in a series) consecutiveDerived terms
* successively * nonsuccessiveprogressive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a progressive politician
- progressive business leadership
- a progressive school
- progressive paralysis