TREBLE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

treble

adjective

Definition of treble

as in shrill

having a high musical pitch or range the treble shrieks of children at play

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as in triple

having three units or parts a treble painting, with each panel telling a different part of the Nativity story

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Recent Examples of treble But American Sepp Kuss is days away from ticking off a second Grand Tour treble, three years after his first. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Lively initially asked for treble damages and punitive damages as well, but Liman previously ruled that those were not available under federal law. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Many lures have one straight from the factory, often leaning on a pinch of white synthetic fiber or white feathers to give the rear treble hook a bit of extra pizzaz. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026 The forward had just come off a Ballon d’Or contending season as the Champions League’s joint top scorer and highest goal contributions provider, as Barça reached the semifinals of the European competition yet landed a domestic treble. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for treble

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Adjective

With a soprano voice that’s sharp but never shrill, O’Donovan can levitate a heartfelt melody over just about any kind of accompaniment.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrill

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Black women are more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer, and people of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry have a higher likelihood of carrying BRCA mutations.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
The Mesquite Police Department is investigating after a triple shooting overnight left two teens dead and a man in the hospital.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of triple

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