active vs progressive

active and progressive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
active	Yes	Yes	No	No
progressive	Yes	Yes	No	No

active (noun)	progressive (noun)
a person who is a participating member of an organization	a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb	a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
chemical agent capable of activity

active (adjective)	progressive (adjective)
(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being	favoring or promoting progress
characterized by energetic activity	(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
tending to become more severe or wider in scope	advancing in severity
disposed to take action or effectuate change	gradually advancing in extent
(of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt	favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
(of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting	(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
exerting influence or producing a change or effect
engaged in full-time work
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
in operation
taking part in an activity
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations