Diminuendo and Increase

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Diminuendo noun - (music) a gradual decrease in loudness.

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Increase is an antonym for diminuendo in lessening topic.

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Diminuendo is an antonym for increase.

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Increase and Diminuendo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diminuendo/increase

Diminuendo & Increase. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/diminuendo/increase>.

Increase or Diminuendo. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/diminuendo/increase.

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