Synonyms for "contrabass" (22 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

amatibassbass fiddle

Noun(2 words)

bass fiddlebass viol

Strong matches (6)

bowbridgecellocrowddouble bass

Noun(1 words)

bull fiddle

Related words (11)

Noun(2 words)

double bassstring bass

Adjective(1 words)

double-bass

fiddlefingerboardkitscrollstradivariusstringviolaviolin

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

3 entries

bassbowed stringed instrumentstring

Synonyms

2 entries

bass fiddledouble bass

Related terms

2 entries

basscontra

derived

10 entries

contrabass buglecontrabass clarinetcontrabass recordercontrabass saxcontrabass saxophonecontrabass saxophonistcontrabassistoctocontrabasssubcontrabasstriple contrabass viol

related to

6 entries

basscontradouble bassmusical instrumentoctavestring bass

similar

2 entries

lowlow-pitched

Translations

14 translations across 13 languages.

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Danish

1 entries

• kontrabas noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Dutch

1 entries

• contrabas noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Finnish

2 entries

• kontrabasso noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)
• kontrabasso noun (person or instrument performing the contrabass part)

French

1 entries

• contrebasse noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Friulian

1 entries

• cuintribàs noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

German

1 entries

• Kontrabass noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Italian

1 entries

• contrabbasso noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Japanese

1 entries

• コントラバス noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Macedonian

1 entries

• ко́нтрабас noun (person or instrument performing the contrabass part)

Portuguese

1 entries

• contrabaixo noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Russian

1 entries

• контраба́с noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Spanish

1 entries

• contrabajo noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

Swedish

1 entries

• kontrabas noun (part or section one octave lower than bass)

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