crescendo

nouns

(music) a gradual increase in loudness
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
is a type of (narrower)
the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
"the kids played their music at full volume"

verbs

grow louder
"The music crescendoes here"
antonym
is a type of (narrower)
become bigger or greater in amount
"The amount of work increased"

adjectives

gradually increasing in volume
is similar to
music