Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crescendo

1 sense of crescendo

Sense 1
crescendo -- ((music) a gradual increase in loudness)
       => volume, loudness, intensity -- (the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume")

Antonyms of verb crescendo

1 sense of crescendo

Sense 1
crescendo -- (grow louder; "The music crescendoes here")
       Antonym of decrescendo (Sense 1)
      => decrescendo -- (grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crescendo

1 sense of crescendo

Sense 1
crescendo -- (grow louder; "The music crescendoes here")
       => increase -- (become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased")

Antonyms of adj crescendo

1 sense of crescendo

Sense 1
crescendo -- (gradually increasing in volume)

INDIRECT (VIA increasing) -> decreasing -- (music)

Similarity of adj crescendo

1 sense of crescendo

Sense 1
crescendo -- (gradually increasing in volume)
       => increasing (vs. decreasing) -- (music)