Synonyms for staccato
stəˈkɑ toʊstac·ca·to

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1. staccatonoun

   Antonyms:
   legato

2. staccatonoun

   describing a passage having this mark

   Now, play the same passage very staccato.

   Antonyms:
   legato

3. staccatoadjective

   Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.

   He spoke with a deep staccato voice.

   Antonyms:
   legato

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1. staccato, disconnectedadverb

   (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

   "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"

   Synonyms:
   unconnected, disjointed, split, abrupt, garbled, disunited, fragmented, disordered, illogical, confused, disconnected, scattered

   Antonyms:
   smooth, legato

2. staccatoadverb

   separating the notes; in music

   "play this staccato, please"

   Antonyms:
   smooth, legato

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1. Brenda Ueland:

   These people who are always briskly doing something and as busy as waltzing mice, they have little, sharp, staccato ideas, such as 'I see where I can make an annual cut of 3.47 in my meat budget.' But they have no slow, big ideas.