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present tense third-person singular of crescendo
Synonyms & Antonyms of crescendoes
as in peaks, crests
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for crescendoes
- accelerates,
- accumulates,
- appreciates,
- balloons,
- booms,
- builds up,
- burgeons
- (also bourgeons),
- climbs,
- enlarges,
- escalates,
- expands,
- gains,
- increases,
- mounts,
- multiplies,
- mushrooms,
- proliferates,
- rises,
- rolls up,
- snowballs,
- spreads,
- swells,
- waxes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for crescendoes
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“Crescendoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendoes. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.
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