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

1 sense of decrescendo

Sense 1
decrescendo, diminuendo -- ((music) a gradual decrease in loudness)
       => softness -- (a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing")

Antonyms of verb decrescendo

1 sense of decrescendo

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

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

1 sense of decrescendo

Sense 1
decrescendo -- (grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here")
       => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper")

Antonyms of adj decrescendo

1 sense of decrescendo

Sense 1
decrescendo, diminuendo -- (gradually decreasing in volume)

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

Similarity of adj decrescendo

1 sense of decrescendo

Sense 1
decrescendo, diminuendo -- (gradually decreasing in volume)
       => decreasing (vs. increasing) -- (music)