The noise had reached a crescendo.
Source: tatoeba (8920215)
Crescendo
/kɹɪˈʃɛn.doʊ/
Synonyms for "crescendo" (237 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (71)
blastblast the earbloatbloatingblow upboomboostbreedbrillantebroadenbroadeningbuildbuild upbuildupbulkbulk outcapricciosocapstoneclimaxcon affetto
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con agilitacon agitazionecon amorecrashcrestculmenculminationdeafendecrescendodeploymentdevelopdevelopmentdilatediminuendodindispersiondistenddolceedemaelevationenlargeenlargementexpandexpansionextendextensionfanning outfill outfill the airflarefloodfortefortissimofullnessgaingain strengthget aheadgo upgreatengreateninggrow
Noun(10 words)
Related words (118)
Noun(13 words)
growthgushheadhikehike uphikinghuffincreaseincrementinflateinflationintensifyintensityjumplamentabilelarghettolarghissimolargoleaplegato
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leggieroloudishnessloudnessmagnificationmagnifymarcandomeridianmorendomountmountingmultiplicationmultiplyparlandopeakpealpianissimopianopizzicatoprestissimoprestoproductivenessproliferateproliferationpuffpuff uppumppump upraiseraisingrallentandorarefyrattle the windowsrend the airrend the earsresoundringriseritardandoritenutorock the skyrun upscherzandoscherzoscherzososhoot upsnowballsnowballingsonoritysonorousnesssordosotto vocespiccatosplaysplit the eardrumssplit the earsspreadspreadingstaccatostartle the echoesstrengthenstretchstrettostunsufflatesurgesurge of soundswellswellingthundertremolandotremolosotrillandotumefytumescenceupuppingupsurgeupswinguptrendupturnvolumewaxwaxingwidenwidening
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesdegree modifierdevelopmentdynamic markingescalationincreaseintensifierintensityloudnessmusical termnotation symbolprogressiontrendvolume
More specific
12 entriesbuild updynamic peakescalationgradual crescendogradual increasehairpin crescendonarrative arcpolicy momentumpublic outcryrapid crescendosubito crescendosudden crescendo
Collocations
11 entriescrescendo effectcrescendo in intensitycrescendo in musiccrescendo markingcrescendo symboldramatic crescendodynamic crescendogradual crescendohairpin crescendomusical crescendorise in volume
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
8 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- kasvu noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
French
1 entries- aller crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Galician
1 entries- crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Italian
1 entries- crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Japanese
1 entries- 高まり noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Latin
1 entries- crēscēns noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Polish
1 entries- crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Spanish
1 entries- crescendo noun (figuratively: gradual increase)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The noise had reached its crescendo.
Source: tatoeba (8920216)
The overwhelming crescendo by the orchestra was exciting.
Source: tatoeba (8983264)
The crescendo angina persuaded the doctor to order a stress test.
Source: tatoeba (8983266)
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