Antonyms for crescendo
krɪˈʃɛn doʊ, -ˈsɛn doʊcrescen·do

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1. crescendonoun

   The climax of a gradual increase.

   Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo.

   Antonyms:
   conclusion, climax

2. crescendonoun

   Antonyms:
   diminuendo, decrescendo

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1. crescendoadjective

   (music) a gradual increase in loudness

   Antonyms:
   decreasing, decrescendo

2. crescendoverb

   gradually increasing in volume

   Antonyms:
   decreasing, decrescendo

3. crescendoverb

   grow louder

   "The music crescendoes here"

   Antonyms:
   decreasing, decrescendo

How to use crescendo in a sentence?

1. Wright State President David Hopkins:

   This is a very difficult decision, but there has been a growing crescendo of concern about what it would take to guarantee the safety and security of the campus and the community. The expense would be daunting.

2. Robert Muggah:

   Then we had the Rocinha effect, pushback against the program began in 2013 and reached a crescendo with the killing of Amarildo.

3. Bruce Beemer:

   We can say we have the authority and move forward, but that doesn’t stop people from trying to test us, none of us like to think where the crescendo will be.

4. Prosecutor Creighton Waters:

   The pressures on this man were unbearable and they were reaching a crescendo the day his wife and son were murdered by him.

5. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   I still believe that there is a danger of repeat of a Treasury meltup that 2014 did end up bringing, particularly into the crescendo of October 15, if something can't go up, it has to go down. Yields can't seem to go up. They might go down. And if they go down any amount again, if the 10-year goes below 2 percent, even below 2.20 percent, that's the line in the sand I am talking about.

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