進歩的|しんぽてきshinpoteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectiveprogressive
    ホワイト氏しは進歩的しんぽてきな政治家せいじかだ。↗
    Mr. White is a liberal politician.
Conjugation
Plain form進歩的(しんぽてき)
Polite (desu)進歩的です(しんぽてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)進歩的ではない(しんぽてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)進歩的ではありません(しんぽてきではありません)
Past (datta)進歩的だった(しんぽてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)進歩的ではなかった(しんぽてきではなかった)
Te form (de)進歩的で(しんぽてきで)
Adverbial (ni)進歩的に(しんぽてきに)
Conditional (nara)進歩的なら(しんぽてきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym革新的かくしんてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Highlights bold innovation breaking old frameworks — technology, products, ideas, policies — while 「進歩的」 stresses an open, forward-looking mindset.
  • RelatedリベラルNeutralLoanword for liberal, open-minded views; leans toward political stance, so it fits political positions more than 「進歩的」's general progressiveness.
  • Antonym保守的ほしゅてきNeutralAntonym: conservative, clinging to tradition — the opposite of the open, progressive stance of 「進歩的」.

Default to 「進歩的」 for open-minded, forward-thinking views like 「進歩的な考え」. Use 「革新的」 for bold innovation that breaks old molds (tech, products, policies), 「リベラル」 for political liberalism, and 「保守的」 for the conservative opposite.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 進歩しんぽしているさま。
  2. 新あたらしい思想しそうで社会しゃかいなどの不合理ふごうりを積極的せっきょくてきに解決かいけつしようとするさま。
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