Definitions

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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We can start by noting that the Dow not only doesn’t rank as a reliable picture of the U.S. economy, it doesn’t rank as a picture of the stock market as a whole.

From Los Angeles Times

For Townsend, and this group as a whole, the alternative does not bear thinking about.

From BBC

Human beings as a whole do not employ the same ethics a responsible newspaper does — though today many of us chide the press solely when the news is unfavorable to our own personal prejudices.

From Salon

That makes them appealing if you expect giant tech stocks—or the market as a whole—to falter.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think this is an extraordinarily unusual opportunity to forever change the size of AWS and Amazon as a whole,” CEO Andy Jassy told investors on a conference call Thursday.

From Barron's

as a whole

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