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/ɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ/ · noun
(music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range)..
The noise of the traffic outside the building on the boulevard made an unmusical obbligato to my thinking.
Use obbligato when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Obbligato means (music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range)..
Common synonyms include obligato.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The noise of the traffic outside the building on the boulevard made an unmusical obbligato to my thinking.
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