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increase vs crescendo

crescendo vs increase

increase and crescendo both are nouns.

increase is not an adjective while crescendo is an adjective.

increase and crescendo both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
increase Yes No Yes No
crescendo Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, crescendo is a hyponym of increase; that is, crescendo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:
  • increase: become bigger or greater in amount
  • crescendo: grow louder
Other hyponyms of increase include accrue, spike, add to, gain, gather, explode, irrupt, pyramid, snowball, accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up, add, deepen, intensify, compound, deepen, heighten, intensify, grow, pullulate, widen, appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue, broaden, shoot up, climb, mount, rise, wax, full, wax, swell.
increase (noun) crescendo (noun)
the act of increasing something (music) a gradual increase in loudness
the amount by which something increases
a change resulting in an increase
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
a quantity that is added
increase (adjective) crescendo (adjective)
(music) gradually increasing in volume
increase (verb) crescendo (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount grow louder
make bigger or more
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