Decrescendo and Increasing

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

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Increasing is an antonym for decrescendo.

Increasing adjective - Becoming greater or larger.

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Decrescendo is an antonym for increasing.

Nearby Words: increase, increased, increasingly

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Increasing and Decrescendo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrescendo/increasing

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