1
: the production of a rapid succession of images in a movie 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
Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Sullivan and Sokoloff pay respectful homage to their cinematic inspiration in the first montage, showing the guys’ infectious love of dance crossing over to their daily lives — cooking at the grill, storing a toolbox and making cocktails.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 Nov. 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
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Noun
In a short montage, heavyweights like Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and Ron Howard lob criticisms at Matt.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Sullivan and Sokoloff pay respectful homage to their cinematic inspiration in the first montage, showing the guys’ infectious love of dance crossing over to their daily lives — cooking at the grill, storing a toolbox and making cocktails.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
Among them were a video montaging victims of state violence that placed Anne Frank alongside the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
—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
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“Montage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/montage. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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