MISE-EN-SCÈNES Synonyms: 37 Similar Words

mise-en-scènes

noun

plural of mise-en-scène

as in scenes

the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production an era in which the mise-en-scène of Broadway musicals became ever more spectacular

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as in atmospheres

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded the movie captures the mise-en-scène of strife and desperation in a country torn apart by civil war

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Noun

Yet, outside the excellently claustrophobic Trojan Horse scenes, Nolan is more interested in exploring his anguish than his spoils.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
On April 24, a 54-year-old male had a cardiac emergency on the attraction, a gentle boat ride that floats by scenes featuring cheerful puppets.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of scenes

Noun

And typically, the extreme radiation around these stars totally strips the atmospheres from the planets orbiting them, so astronomers have wondered if planets orbiting these stars can have an atmosphere at all.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Cherubim had theorized that some small, rocky planets like LHS 1140 b could develop atmospheres with large amounts of helium over time.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

Definition of atmospheres

Noun

Her grieving brother, Bobby Gifford, couldn't stand that her body was left out in the elements somewhere, never to be found again.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Running for five seasons into September 1977, the hourlong drama with comic elements never was a ratings hit, only denting the year-end primetime Top 30 once in the three-network universe.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 July 2026

Definition of elements

Noun

Novak Djokovic wins his second Wimbledon title and denies Roger Federer his record eighth by holding off the Swiss star in five sets.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The price Samsung sets will almost certainly shape the conversation around Apple’s first foldable.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of sets

Noun

The ticks are moving not just into previously colder climates, which are now becoming friendlier to them, but south into warmer ones.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Indigenous tree species are generally better adapted to local climates, support far more wildlife, and create healthier, more resilient ecosystems than large monoculture plantations.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of climates

Noun

Balloon walls, rose backdrops, giant waffle wings — pretty much every corner is a photo station.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Meanwhile, Oregon and Washington state shared an empty pavilion, with nothing but backdrops that showed beavers and the ocean or Amazon packages and the ocean, respectively.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

Definition of backdrops

Noun

The goal is to provide a more accurate, stable, and practical data foundation for training embodied AI systems in real-world environments.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Sitting above data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI services, Dataiku connects the full enterprise AI stack — empowering organizations to run AI across multi-vendor environments with centralized governance.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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