Synonyms of bass

Noun


1. bass, pitch

usage: the lowest part of the musical range

2. bass, bass part, part, voice

usage: the lowest part in polyphonic music

3. bass, basso, singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser

usage: an adult male singer with the lowest voice

4. sea bass, bass, saltwater fish

usage: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae

5. freshwater bass, bass, freshwater fish

usage: any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)

6. bass, bass voice, basso, singing voice

usage: the lowest adult male singing voice

7. bass, musical instrument, instrument

usage: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments

8. bass, percoid fish, percoid, percoidean

usage: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes

Adjective


1. bass, deep, low (vs. high), low-pitched

usage: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"

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