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LEGATO Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word legato. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For LEGATO

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staccato
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

adverb

• separating the notes; in music

abrupt
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

• exceedingly sudden and unexpected

• dangerously steep

• surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

choppy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by abrupt transitions

• rough with small waves

detached
adjectiveadj
adjective

• used of buildings; standing apart from others

adjective satellite

• showing lack of emotional involvement

• being or feeling set or kept apart from others

• no longer connected or joined

• lacking affection or warm feeling

• not fixed in position

disconnected
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

adjective satellite

• having been divided; having the unity destroyed

• marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

• not plugged in or connected to a power source

• lacking orderly continuity

disjointed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking orderly continuity

• taken apart at the joints

• separated at the joint

jagged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a sharply uneven surface or outline

• having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

rough
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having or caused by an irregular surface

• of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

• not shaped by cutting or trimming

noun

• the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

adverb

• with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

adjective satellite

• (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

• not quite exact or correct

• full of hardship or trials

• violently agitated and turbulent

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• ready and able to resort to force or violence

• not carefully or expertly made

• not perfected

• unpleasantly stern

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

verb

• prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

spasmodic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

• occurring in spells and often abruptly

uneven
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

• not divisible by two

adjective satellite

• (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents

• variable and recurring at irregular intervals

• lacking consistency

Alternatives for STACCATO

Alternatives for ABRUPT

Alternatives for CHOPPY

Alternatives for DETACHED

Alternatives for DISCONNECTED

Alternatives for DISJOINTED

Alternatives for JAGGED

Alternatives for ROUGH

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