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Synonyms for treble

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

strident double dual triple

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. High-pitched — pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music

high-pitched, high, strident

2. Double

double, dual, two-fold

3. Triple — threefold, triple

triple, threefold, ternary, triadic, tern, triplex, trine

Noun

soprano, descant

Antonyms

low, third, deep

All antonyms of treble →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.

  2. adj. 2

    Threefold, triple.

    The treble walls and ditches on the land side … diminish the extent of ground covered with houses.

  3. n. 1

    The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.

Related words

Phrases
treble recorder treble clef treble staff
Is a kind of
multiply
Other spellings
tribble

Forms

Plural
trebles → sopranos, descants…

Example sentences

  • strident I don't like their music; I find the singer's voice strident.
  • double Houses here are double the price of those in Kobe.
  • dual Arnold is concerned with cases of dual personality.
  • triple He is sure to set a new record in the triple jump.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
treblefalling
stridentrising
doublesteady
dualsteady
triplesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
high1, dual2, tern1
5 letters
trine1
6 letters
double2, triple2
7 letters
soprano3, ternary, triplex2, triadic, descant
8 letters
strident2
9 letters
threefold2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dual2 = 2 syllables).