What is another word for accordion?
510 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɐkˈɔːdi͡ən], [ ɐkˈɔːdiən], [ ɐ_k_ˈɔː_d_iə_n]
Accordion is a musical instrument that is played by pulling and pushing in and out its bellows while pressing keys that produce different notes. Some of the synonyms for accordion are concertina, bandoneon, harmonica, melodeon, and squeezebox. Concertinas are smaller and have hexagonal ends, while squeezing them in and out produces varying pitch and tone. Bandoneon is typically used in Tango music and is known for its harsh sound. Harmonicas, or mouth organs, are small and portable and are played by blowing air through them. Melodeons are button accordions, while squeezebox is another word commonly used to describe the accordion. All these musical instruments produce unique and melodious sound perfect for a variety of musical genres.
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Synonyms for Accordion:
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• accordion • artifact • musical instruments- Cor Anglais ,
- English Horn ,
- French Horn ,
- air guitar ,
- baby grand ,
- banjo ,
- barrel organ ,
- bass ,
- bass guitar ,
- bassoon ,
- bongos ,
- castanets ,
- didgeridoo ,
- double bass ,
- drum ,
- drum kit ,
- drum machine ,
- drum set ,
- dulcimer ,
- euphonium ,
- fiddle ,
- flute ,
- glockenspiel ,
- grand piano ,
- guitar ,
- harpsichord ,
- horn ,
- hurdy gurdy ,
- kettledrum ,
- keyboard ,
- lute ,
- mandolin ,
- maracas ,
- marimba ,
- oboe ,
- pan ,
- pan pipes ,
- penny whistle ,
- piano ,
- pianola ,
- pipe ,
- sax ,
- saxophone ,
- sitar ,
- snare drum ,
- steel drum ,
- steel guitar ,
- steinway ,
- synthesizer ,
- tamboura ,
- timpani ,
- tin whistle ,
- triangle ,
- trombone ,
- tuba ,
- tuning fork ,
- ukelele ,
- upright piano ,
- vibraphone ,
- viol ,
- viola ,
- violin ,
- virginals ,
- xylophone .
Other relevant words:
- 1000 ,
- acoustical ,
- administration ,
- advanced ,
- alexander bell ,
- aloof ,
- applauder ,
- august ,
- automobile horn ,
- baby grand piano ,
- baffling ,
- barrel ,
- bass horn ,
- bass part ,
- bass viol ,
- bass voice ,
- basso ,
- beak ,
- beat ,
- beating-reed instrument ,
- bell ringing ,
- bell shape ,
- blame ,
- boldness ,
- bone ,
- bone up ,
- bones ,
- bongo drum ,
- bowed stringed instrument ,
- brake drum ,
- brass instrument ,
- brass section ,
- break up ,
- bridge circuit ,
- bridge deck ,
- bridge over ,
- bridgework ,
- bugleweed ,
- building complex ,
- bull fiddle ,
- buzzer ,
- byzantine ,
- campana ,
- car horn ,
- carillon playing ,
- cat's-paw ,
- catchy ,
- cembalo ,
- cetacean ,
- cetacean mammal ,
- chafe ,
- chain ,
- champagne flute ,
- cheek ,
- chiliad ,
- choice ,
- choke ,
- cither ,
- clappers ,
- clean ,
- cock ,
- collapsable ,
- composite plant ,
- concert piano ,
- contrabass ,
- contralto ,
- convertible security ,
- convoluted ,
- cooking pan ,
- coordination compound ,
- cosmic string ,
- countertenor ,
- crafty ,
- cram ,
- cream ,
- cull ,
- cunning ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- deaf-and-dumb person ,
- deaf-mute ,
- deep ,
- deluxe ,
- diddle ,
- distinguished ,
- dodgy ,
- doorbell ,
- draw ,
- drawing string ,
- drawstring ,
- drumfish ,
- dull ,
- dumb ,
- dwell ,
- eat away ,
- eat into ,
- electric fan ,
- electric organ ,
- electronic organ ,
- elevated ,
- elusive ,
- embouchure ,
- erect ,
- erode ,
- establishment ,
- exalted ,
- exchangeable ,
- expansive ,
- face ,
- fantastic ,
- farseeing ,
- filling ,
- find fault ,
- finger cymbals ,
- fingerpost ,
- fipple flute ,
- fipple pipe ,
- flageolet ,
- fluegelhorn ,
- flute glass ,
- fluting ,
- foldaway ,
- folding ,
- foot ,
- foresighted ,
- foresightful ,
- forge ,
- forte-piano ,
- foxy ,
- fray ,
- freshwater bass ,
- fuss ,
- gag ,
- gall ,
- genus pan ,
- genus viola ,
- get up ,
- gilded ,
- glossa ,
- gnarled ,
- gnarly ,
- goat god ,
- goldbrick ,
- good ,
- governance ,
- governing body ,
- gran casa ,
- grate ,
- grind away ,
- grind organ ,
- guileful ,
- gumshield ,
- hammering ,
- hand organ ,
- hautbois ,
- hautboy ,
- heroic ,
- high-flown ,
- high-minded ,
- hooter ,
- howling ,
- idealistic ,
- imposing ,
- instrumental role ,
- instrumentality ,
- instrumentate ,
- involved ,
- just ,
- kettle ,
- key pattern ,
- klavier ,
- knavish ,
- knobbed ,
- knotted ,
- lather ,
- legal document ,
- legal instrument ,
- lingua ,
- lissom ,
- lissome ,
- lithe ,
- lithesome ,
- lofty ,
- long ,
- longsighted ,
- lordly ,
- lush ,
- luting ,
- luxurious ,
- magisterial ,
- mallet ,
- malleus ,
- marvellous ,
- marvelous ,
- mechanical piano ,
- membranophone ,
- memorial tablet ,
- metal drum ,
- monkey ,
- motor horn ,
- mouth ,
- mouth bow ,
- mouth harp ,
- muffle ,
- mug up ,
- musical instrument ,
- nerve ,
- nibble ,
- niggle ,
- noble-minded ,
- nosepiece ,
- official document ,
- one thousand ,
- option ,
- opulent ,
- orchestral bells ,
- orchestration ,
- organ pipe ,
- organisation ,
- organization ,
- outback ,
- outside ,
- pan off ,
- pan out ,
- parlor grand ,
- parlor grand piano ,
- pawn ,
- peck ,
- pennywhistle ,
- percussion section ,
- pianissimo ,
- pickax ,
- pickaxe ,
- picking ,
- piece ,
- pipage ,
- pipe organ ,
- pipe up ,
- pipework ,
- piping ,
- plait ,
- plaque ,
- play ,
- player piano ,
- plectron ,
- pleximetry ,
- pluck ,
- plunk ,
- pound ,
- pounding ,
- power hammer ,
- presbyopic ,
- princely ,
- problematic ,
- problematical ,
- prospicient ,
- rankle ,
- rarefied ,
- rarified ,
- rattling ,
- record-keeper ,
- recording equipment ,
- recording machine ,
- reed organ ,
- registrar ,
- remote control ,
- removed ,
- rhythm section ,
- rub ,
- rub-a-dub ,
- ruffle ,
- saddle horn ,
- scratch ,
- sea bass ,
- selection ,
- shepherd's pipe ,
- ship's bell ,
- shirk ,
- shriek ,
- shrill ,
- shrink from ,
- silent ,
- sing ,
- sinuate ,
- slick ,
- slippery ,
- sly ,
- snare ,
- snarled ,
- snarly ,
- sofa bed ,
- soft ,
- softly ,
- sounding board ,
- span ,
- squeezable ,
- stew ,
- stradivari ,
- strain ,
- strand ,
- string along ,
- string bass ,
- string up ,
- sublime ,
- sumptuous ,
- supple ,
- sweat ,
- swither ,
- swot ,
- synthesiser ,
- synthesist ,
- tam-tam ,
- tamper ,
- tangled ,
- tear apart ,
- tenor voice ,
- terrific ,
- thou ,
- thousand ,
- thread ,
- thrum ,
- tinker ,
- tobacco pipe ,
- toll ,
- tone down ,
- tongue ,
- tongueless ,
- tool ,
- tortuous ,
- tough ,
- toy ,
- train ,
- transformable ,
- translatable ,
- transmutable ,
- transverse flute ,
- trash ,
- tremendous ,
- triangulum ,
- tricksy ,
- trigon ,
- trilateral ,
- trump ,
- tube ,
- tuner ,
- tusk ,
- twine ,
- tympan ,
- tympani ,
- tympanum ,
- uke ,
- unsloped ,
- unspoken ,
- upstage ,
- vacuum pump ,
- vertical ,
- vertical flute ,
- vibes ,
- vibraharp ,
- vibrating reed ,
- vibration ,
- weft ,
- wheel fiddle ,
- whistling ,
- wiggly ,
- wily ,
- wind ,
- wonderful ,
- wondrous ,
- wood ,
- woodwind instrument ,
- woof ,
- wordless ,
- worn spot ,
- yard ,
- zithern .
- Fluctuant ,
- Lungs ,
- Narwhals ,
- Seraphine ,
- Tom-tom ,
- air pump ,
- bagpipes ,
- balalaika ,
- bellows ,
- blower ,
- bugle ,
- carillon ,
- cello ,
- clarinet ,
- clavichord ,
- collapsible ,
- complex ,
- complicated ,
- composite ,
- compressible ,
- concertina ,
- convertible ,
- cornet ,
- cymbal ,
- distal ,
- distant ,
- dolphins ,
- double-bass ,
- farsighted ,
- fife ,
- foldable ,
- grand ,
- groanbox ,
- harmonica ,
- harmonium ,
- harp ,
- intricate ,
- knotty ,
- lyre ,
- mouth organ ,
- organ ,
- pianoforte ,
- piccolo ,
- porpoises ,
- recorder ,
- remote ,
- seeable ,
- sinuous ,
- sophisticated ,
- squeezebox ,
- stomach steinway ,
- tabla ,
- tambourine ,
- telescopic ,
- tricky ,
- trumpet ,
- upright ,
- visible ,
- whistle ,
- wind instrument ,
- windbox ,
- zither .
How to use "Accordion" in context?
Accordions are a type of keyboard instrument that was invented in 1819. Accordions are played by using the left hand to play the chords and the right hand to play the melody. Accordions are unique in the fact that they can be tuned to any key, making them perfect for playing in a variety of venues. Accordions are typically played using a strap to hold them in place and a foot pedal to control the volume.
Homophones for Accordion:
Hyponym for Accordion:
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artifact
keyboard instrument, free-reed instrument.
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artifact
Meronym for Accordion:
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piano keyboard, fingerboard, clavier.
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artifact
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