as a body

ADJECTIVE

en masse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

altogether

WEAK

all in all all together as a group as a whole 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

bodily

Synonyms

WEAK

absolutely altogether as a group collectively completely en masse entirely fully wholly

ADVERB

en masse

Synonyms

WEAK

all at once as a group as a whole 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 group as a whole as one at once en masse in concert

Example Sentences

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“While we as a body opposed SB 79…the reason for it was legitimate. It’s to create more opportunities for housing construction and focus development in areas of high-quality transit,” said Councilmember Bob Blumenfield.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The widening conflict came as a body of conservative clerics in Iran was weighing who will replace the nation’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Whatever they were, the grand jury in D.C. didn’t just reject them as a body.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2026

What inspired you to retell “Cinderella” as a body horror comedy?

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Hampden College, as a body, was always strangely prone to hysteria.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

as a body

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