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3 : coded instructions for a computer

— pro·gram·mat·ic adjective

Synonyms

[1] agenda, calendar, docket, schedule, timetable; also card, exercises; arrangement, order, organization

[2] course, line, policy, procedure—more at COURSE

[2] blueprint, scheme, strategy, system; also guideline, plan, policy; arrangement, layout, setup; diagram, draft, plot; conception, design, idea, intention, proposal; means, technique, way

2program also programme verb -grammed or -gramed; -gram·ming or -gram·ing 1 : to arrange or furnish a program of or for

2 : to enter in a program

3 : to provide (as a computer) with a program

— pro·gram·ma·bil·i·ty noun

— pro·gram·ma·ble adjective

— pro·gram·mer also pro·gram·er noun

programme chiefly British variant of PROGRAM

programmed instruction noun : instruction through information given in small steps with each requiring a correct response by the learner before going on to the next step

pro·gram·ming also pro·gram·ing noun 1 : the planning, scheduling, or performing of a program

2 : the process of instructing or learning by means of an instruction program

3 : the process of preparing an instruction program

1progress noun 1 : a forward movement : ADVANCE

2 : the action or process of advancing or improving by marked stages or degrees

Synonyms

[1] advance, advancement, furtherance, headway, march, onrush, passage, process, procession, progression—more at ADVANCE

[2] development, elaboration, evolution, expansion, growth, progression—more at DEVELOPMENT

2progress verb 1 : to move forward : PROCEED

2 : to develop to a higher, better, or more advanced stage

Synonyms

[1] advance, fare, forge, get along, go, march, proceed—more at GO

[2] age, develop, grow, grow up, mature, ripen—more at MATURE

pro·gres·sion noun 1 : an act of progressing

2 : a continuous and connected series

Synonyms

[1] advance, advancement, furtherance, headway, march, onrush, passage, process, procession, progress—more at ADVANCE

[2] chain, sequence, string, train—more at CHAIN

1progressive adjective 1 : of, relating to, or characterized by progress

2 : moving forward or onward : ADVANCING

3 : increasing in extent or severity

4 often cap : of or relating to political Progressives

5 : of, relating to, or constituting a verb form that expresses action in progress at the time of speaking or a time spoken of

6 : making use of or interested in new ideas, findings, or opportunities

— pro·gres·sive·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] advanced, high, refined—more at ADVANCED

[6] broad-minded, liberal, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, radical, unconventional, unorthodox—more at LIBERAL

2progressive noun 1 : one that is progressive

2 : a person believing in moderate political change and social improvement by government action; especially cap : a member of a Progressive Party in the U.S.

pro·hib·it verb 1 : to forbid by authority

2 : to prevent from doing something

Synonyms

ban, bar, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, proscribe—more at FORBID

pro·hi·bi·tion noun 1 : the act of prohibiting

2 : the forbidding by law of the sale or manufacture of alcoholic beverages

3 : an order to restrain or stop

— pro·hi·bi·tion·ist noun

— pro·hib·i·tive adjective

— pro·hib·i·tive·ly adverb

— pro·hib·i·to·ry adjective

Synonyms

[1] barring, forbidding, interdiction, proscription; also bidding, charging, decreeing, dictation, direction, instruction; deterrence, discouragement, dissuading; repression, suppression; coercion, compulsion, constraint, force

[3] ban, embargo, interdict, interdiction, proscription, veto; also taboo; injunction; constraint, inhibition, limitation, restraint, restriction; deterrent, discouragement; repression, suppression; prevention; denial, disallowance, negation, refusal, rejection; objection, protest

Antonyms

prescription

1project noun 1 : a specific plan or design : SCHEME

2 : a planned undertaking

Synonyms

arrangement, blueprint, design, game, plan, scheme,