1
: the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
2
a
: a literary, musical, or artistic composite (see composite entry 2 sense 1) of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements
b
: a composite picture made by combining several separate pictures
3
: a heterogeneous mixture : jumble
a montage of emotions
a montage of sounds
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
Noun
a photographer who often uses montage in her pictures
my memories of the childhood trip are a montage of the sights, smells, and sounds of India
Recent Examples on the Web
Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
There are training montages woven in and around it, as well as some intimate time between Boutella’s angsty ex-soldier-turned-savior and Michiel Huisman’s handsome farmboy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Rodriguez announced her pregnancy via Instagram Rodriguez announced her pregnancy in a sweet montage of herself and her husband on Instagram.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
There are training montages woven in and around it, as well as some intimate time between Boutella’s angsty ex-soldier-turned-savior and Michiel Huisman’s handsome farmboy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Montage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/montage. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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