20
forward-thinking(adjective, tolerant, modern, liberal)
19
gradual(adjective, slow, steady, regular, modern)
17
advanced(adjective, advance, view, success, liberal)
14
radical(noun, adjective, person, open, moderate)
13
liberal(noun, adjective, open, moderate, spread)
13
successive(adjective, continuity, advancing)
12
reformist(noun, adjective, moderate, modern, flexible)
11
forward(adjective, adverb, sophisticated, early, higher)
11
forward-looking(adjective, advance, view, success, liberal)
10
broad-minded(adjective, moderate, attitude, rational, easygoing)
10
tolerant(adjective, moderate, attitude, easygoing, thick)
9
consecutive(adjective, sequence, continuity, advancing)
9
avant-garde(noun, adjective, informal, flexible, liberal)
9
electable
9
increasing(adjective, liberal, running, logical, growing)
8
continuous(adjective, sound, slow, liberal, logical)
8
advancing(adjective, energetic, modern, daring, radical)
8
dynamic(adjective, active, vital, modern, liberal)
8
revolutionary(noun, adjective, modern, radical, liberal)
8
wide(adjective, large, tolerant, easygoing, thick)
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