Synonyms for orchestra
ˈɔr kə strə, -kɛs trəor·ches·tra

Princeton's WordNet

1. orchestranoun

   a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

2. orchestranoun

   seating on the main floor in a theater

Matched Categories

1. • Musical Organization
   • Seating

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. orchestranoun

   Synonyms:
   place for musicians (as in a theatre)

2. orchestranoun

   Synonyms:
   band of instrumental musicians (in an orchestra)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "orchestra":

   orchestre, band, philharmonic, orchestras, symphony, ensemble, symphonic, conductor

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1. Uros Dokl:

   There’s a group of about 90 people coming to this particular train station, not all of them are members of the orchestra, but they are young people playing music, and young people of course need guidance.

2. Ivo Pogorelić:

   First, technical perfection as something natural. Second, an insight into the development of the piano sound, as perfected by the pianist-composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, composers who understood the piano both as a human voice ... and as an orchestra with which they could produce a variety of colors. Third, the need to learn how to use every aspect of our new instruments, which are richer in sound. Fourth, the importance of differentiation.

3. Amy Seidenwurm:

   The sound adjusts itself when you move your head, so you get a slightly different balance of players in the orchestra if you look at Gustavo (Dudamel) versus if you look at the violins versus if you look at the back of the room. I think that helps you feel very present and within the experience yourself.

4. Mary McColl:

   When we cry, there are tears, sometimes our noses run. Sometimes when we sing or are yelling, we spit and that lands on other actors, or it might land on the orchestra pit. And we are doing that eight times a week.

5. Francis Faber:

   Rudy Vallee, conductor of the Connecticut Yankees dance orchestra if the 1930's was heart to sing; "My Time is Your Time