Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Canada, Walesa says the change of leadership in East Germany came about because the old guard leaders missed the train of history.
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Montreal
/ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/
Synonyms for "montreal" (8 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (4)
Noun(2 words)
montreal-originurban center
Proper Noun(2 words)
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Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: city, city-specific, metropolis, montreal-based, montreal-origin.
- Sentence evidence is available for montreal, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, wiktionary.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "montreal".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "montreal"
Keep "montreal" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "montreal" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "montreal", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "montreal" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesMore specific
4 entriesCollocations
11 entriesCity of MontrealMontreal CanadiensMontreal ExchangeMontreal architectureMontreal bagelsMontreal climateMontreal cuisineMontreal dialectMontreal metropolitan areaMontreal-basedMontreal-style
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
70 translations across 49 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُونْتْرِيَال name (a city in Quebec)
Armenian
1 entries- Մոնրեալ name (a city in Quebec)
Belarusian
1 entries- Манрэа́ль name (a city in Quebec)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Монреа́л name (a city in Quebec)
Catalan
1 entries- Mont-real name (a city in Quebec)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 滿地可 /满地可 name (a city in Quebec)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 滿地河 /满地河 name (a city in Quebec)
- 蒙城 name (a city in Quebec)
- 蒙特利爾 /蒙特利尔 name (a city in Quebec)
- 蒙特婁 /蒙特娄 name (a city in Quebec)
Esperanto
1 entries- Montrealo name (a city in Quebec)
Farefare
1 entries- Mõrɛallɛ name (a city in Quebec)
Finnish
1 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
French
2 entries- Montréal name (a city in Quebec)
- Montréal name (an island in Quebec)
Georgian
1 entries- მონრეალი name (a city in Quebec)
German
2 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
- Montréal name (a city in Quebec)
Greek
2 entries- Μονρεάλη name (a city in Quebec)
- Μόντρεαλ name (a city in Quebec)
Gujarati
1 entries- મોન્ટ્રીયલ name (a city in Quebec)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- Monreyal name (a city in Quebec)
Hebrew
1 entries- מונטריאול name (a city in Quebec)
Hindi
1 entries- मॉन्ट्रियल name (a city in Quebec)
Interlingua
1 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
Inuktitut
3 entries- ᒧᓐᑐᕆᐋᓪ name (a city in Quebec)
- ᒧᓐᕆᐊᓪ name (a city in Quebec)
- ᒧᕆᐊᓪ name (a city in Quebec)
Italian
1 entries- Montreale name (a city in Quebec)
Japanese
2 entries- モントリオール name (a city in Quebec)
- モンレアル name (a city in Quebec)
Khmer
1 entries- ម៉ុងរ៉េអាល់ name (a city in Quebec)
Korean
2 entries- 몬트리올 name (a city in Quebec)
- 몬트리올 name (an island in Quebec)
Latin
3 entries- Marianopolis name (a city in Quebec)
- Mons Rēgius name (a city in Quebec)
- Mōns Rēgālis name (a city in Quebec)
Latvian
1 entries- Monreala name (a city in Quebec)
Laurentian
2 entries- Hochelaga name (an island in Quebec)
- Tutonaguy name (a city in Quebec)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Monrealis name (a city in Quebec)
Macedonian
1 entries- Монтреа́л name (a city in Quebec)
Middle French
3 entries- Montreal name (an island in Quebec)
- Place Royale name (a city in Quebec)
- Ville Marie name (a city in Quebec)
Mohawk
1 entries- Tiohtià꞉ke name (a city in Quebec)
Norman
1 entries- Mountriyal name (a city in Quebec)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
- Montréal name (a city in Quebec)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
- Montréal name (a city in Quebec)
Ojibwe
1 entries- Mooniyaang name (a city in Quebec)
Ottawa
1 entries- Moon'yaang name (a city in Quebec)
Persian
1 entries- مونترال name (a city in Quebec)
Polish
1 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
Portuguese
2 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
- Montréal name (a city in Quebec)
Romanian
1 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
Russian
1 entries- Монреа́ль name (a city in Quebec)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Beinn Rìoghail name (a city in Quebec)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
- Монтреал name (a city in Quebec)
Spanish
1 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
Thai
1 entries- มอนทรีออล name (a city in Quebec)
Turkish
1 entries- Montreal name (a city in Quebec)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Монреа́ль name (a city in Quebec)
Vietnamese
2 entries- Montréal name (a city in Quebec)
- Mông-rê-an name (a city in Quebec)
Yiddish
2 entries- מאָנטרעאַל name (a city in Quebec)
- מאָנטרעאָל name (a city in Quebec)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Which do you like better, Denver or Montreal?
Source: tatoeba (39131)
You're coming to Montreal this weekend?
Source: tatoeba (1232775)
If the passenger's journey involves an ultimate destination or stop in a country other than the country of departure, the Warsaw convention and the Montreal convention may be applicable, and these conventions govern, and, in most cases, limit the liability of carriers for death or personal injury and with respect to loss of or damage to baggage.
Source: tatoeba (3772802)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "montreal"?
Closest matches include city, city-specific, metropolis, montreal-based, montreal-origin.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "montreal"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.