en masse

[ahn mas, en, ahn mas] / ɑn ˈmæs, ɛn, ɑ̃ ˈmas /

ADJECTIVE

all at once

Synonyms

STRONGEST

altogether

WEAK

all in all all together as a body 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

all together

Synonyms

WEAK

all at once as a body 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

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People were not, however, coming out en masse to celebrate, according to social media.

From Barron's

The Labour MP said it was "critical that we really consider what the impacts of data centres will be before we charge into approving them en masse".

From BBC

Foot-and-mouth vaccines need to be imported as South Africa no longer has the capacity to produce them en masse.

From BBC

Last spring, victims of the Los Angeles wildfires complained loudly and en masse over how State Farm General was handling their insurance claims, especially for smoke damage.

From Los Angeles Times

Treasuries en masse, many central banks are letting their bondholdings mature and replacing them with gold.

From Barron's

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