Increasing and Ritardando

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Increasing adjective – Becoming greater or larger.

Ritardando is an antonym for increasing.

Nearby Words: increase, increased, increasingly

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Ritardando adjective – Gradually decreasing in tempo.

Increasing is an antonym for ritardando.

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Ritardando and Increasing. (2016). Retrieved 2022, May 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/increasing/ritardando

Increasing & Ritardando. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 May. 2022. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/increasing/ritardando>.

Ritardando or Increasing. 2016. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://thesaurus.plus/related/increasing/ritardando.

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