Synonyms
Noun
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of montage in a Sentence
EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
But the trailer gives voice to that side in the montage surrounding the monologue — a chilling cacophony of shootouts, fires, knife fights, beat downs, explosions, car crashes, and screams.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
The clip showed the couple riding around their property together, and Stefani gardening in a black hat.
Shelton, 54, was seen clipping branches of purple flowers and proudly holding out a bunch of yellow flowers (presumably to his wife) in a cute photo in the montage.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Democrats displayed a video montage of Trump forgetting basic facts in public.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
The Oscars ceremony opened with multiple shots of Robbie in her title role, both during the movie montage and as the first joke in Kimmel's monologue.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
Here, montages shoulder as much plot as the dialogue.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Over a pounding soundtrack, the montage cuts among stock images and body-camera footage of actual police raids.
—Jake Offenhartz, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
Ben and Charlie offered jumping practice in a comedic montage.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2024
From that welcome jolt, the relationship jumps to an awkward morning after and then a getting-to-know-you montage, complete with walks on the beach.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2022
The first two episodes, on COVID-19 and the Trump Presidency, ricochet from story to montage to interview to speculation.
—The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
The residences will be similar to Montage Residences.
—Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2017
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Word History
Noun
borrowed from French, "act of rising, act of moving things to a higher place, assembly of a mechanism from its components, editing of film shots to make a coherent whole," from monter "to climb, get up onto (a horse), move to a higher place, assemble from component parts, assemble (film shots) into a coherent whole" (going back to Old French, "to climb, get up onto a horse, set up") + -age — more at mount entry 2
Verb
derivative of montage entry 1
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