- crescendo
- (Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
(VOCABULARY WORD)
n.
[kruhSHENdoh]anin- crease in intensity, or the climax of such an increase.The music warmed to a fever pitch and ended with a powerful crescendo.SYN.: increase, escalation, surge, upsurge, intensification, broadening, building, rise, ascension, progression, climb, elevation, climax, culmination, peak, pinnacle, crest, summit, apex, zenith, boiling point, critical mass, explosion.ANT.: decrescendo, dissipation, decrease, softening
English dictionary for students. 2013.