Meanings
- uncountableentertainmentA rock music genre originating from the late 1960s and early 1970s, heavily influenced by classical music and jazz.
Synonyms: prog rock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rock music genre originating from the late 1960s and early 1970s, heavily influenced by classical music and jazz.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic روك تقدمي
- روك تقدميrock subgenre
Finnish progressiivinen rock
- progressiivinen rockrock subgenre
French rock progressif
- rock progressifrock subgenre
Italian rock progressivo
- rock progressivorock subgenre
Japanese プログレッシヴ・ロック
- プログレッシヴ・ロック (puroguressivu rokku)rock subgenre
Portuguese rock progressivo
- rock progressivorock subgenre
Russian прогрессивный рок, прог-рок
- прогрессивный рок (progressivnyj rok)rock subgenre
- прог-рок (prog-rok)rock subgenre
Spanish rock progresivo
- rock progresivorock subgenre
Turkish progresif rock
- progresif rockrock subgenre
Cite this entry
progressive rock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progressive%20rock
“progressive rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progressive%20rock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “progressive rock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progressive%20rock.
Source: progressive rock on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.