ALTO Synonyms
6 hypernyms for alto. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ALTO
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| elevated | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level adjective satellite • raised above the ground • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style • increased in amount or degree | ||||||
| falsetto | noun n | |||||
noun • a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register adjective satellite • artificially high; above the normal voice range | ||||||
| high | adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • greater than normal in quantity or amount • (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') • used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency noun • a lofty level or position or degree • an air mass of higher than normal pressure • a state of sustained elation • a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics • a high place • a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 • a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed adverb • at a great altitude • in or to a high position, amount, or degree • in a rich manner • far up toward the source adjective satellite • standing above others in quality or position • happy and excited and energetic • (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted • slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) | ||||||
| high-pitched | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency adjective satellite • set at a sharp or high angle or slant | ||||||
| shrill | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones • being sharply insistent on being heard • of colors that are bright and gaudy verb • utter a shrill cry | ||||||
| soprano | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a female singer with the highest vocal range of all the voice type • the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty • the pitch range of the highest female voice adjective satellite • having or denoting a high range | ||||||
| treble | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • the pitch range of the highest female voice adjective satellite • having or denoting a high range • three times as great or many • having three units or components or elements • having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities verb • sing treble • increase threefold | ||||||
| contralto | noun n | |||||
noun • a woman singer having a contralto voice • the lowest female singing voice adjective satellite • of or being the lowest female voice | ||||||
| countertenor | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor • the highest adult male singing voice adjective satellite • of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor | ||||||