unprogressive
adjective, noun
unprogressive is spelled U-N-P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unprogressive means “Not progressive; not contributing to progress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unprogressive?
| Letters | 13: U-N-P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unprogressive?
Unprogressive appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of unprogressive
- more unprogressive comparative
- most unprogressive superlative
- unprogressives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unprogressive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not progressive; not contributing to progress.
noun
- 1
A person whose views are not progressive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unprogressive come from?
From un- + progressive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).