Staccato

/stəˈkɑːtoʊ/

Synonyms for "staccato" (228 found)

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Closest matches (46)

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Related words (114)

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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

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articulationcommunication stylemanner adverbmusical articulationmusical termrhetorical style

More specific

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clipped prosemezzo staccatoportatosemi staccatostaccatissimotelegraphic style

Collocations

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detached noteplay staccatostaccato articulationstaccato bowingstaccato deliverystaccato notesstaccato phrasingstaccato pizzicatostaccato playingstaccato rhythm

Inflections

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more staccatomost staccatostaccatos

Antonyms

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similar

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Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It's the 26th of April of 2025. At Tim Hortons café, in the morning, whilst I was drinking my Classic Lemonade and eating a croissant, I met two young Kenyan men, who were lining up to the till. We talked about their language Swahili—Kiswahili. I said how its staccato beauty reminds me of Japanese! Then our conversation led to safari tours, rustic Zanzibar, and our voyages throughout the world.

Source: tatoeba (13258601)

According to the syllable-timed hypothesis, Spanish syllables as staccato.

Source: wiktionary

The tumultuous noise resolved itself now into the disorderly mingling of many voices, the gride of many wheels, the creaking of waggons, and the staccato of hoofs.

Source: wiktionary

Now, play the same passage very staccato.

Source: wiktionary

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