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as a whole

ADJECTIVE
en masse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
altogether
WEAK
all in all all together as a body as a group as one bodily by and large ensemble generally in a body in a group in a mass jointly on the whole together
Antonyms
WEAK
one at a time singly
ADVERB
en masse
Synonyms
WEAK
all at once as a body as a group as one collectively communally cooperatively en bloc ensemble in a group in chorus in unison jointly together unanimously unitedly wholly with one voice
ADVERB
ensemble
Synonyms
STRONG
altogether
WEAK
all at once as a body as a group as one at once en masse in concert

Example Sentences

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Nearly half of working women in Germany work only part-time, compared with about one-fourth on average for Europe as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“Our sense is that the market as a whole is still underinvested in gold,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

According to analysts at Cirium, more than 30,000 services to the Middle East as a whole have been cancelled since the start of the conflict.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Taken as a whole, the feel is something of a fair, like hanging out with Bluey and Bingo at a backyard barbecue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

It depends as well on impressions that build up in a reader over the course of reading many paragraphs and that depend on the author’s grasp of the text as a whole.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.