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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

Example Sentences

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Police just moved in en masse toward protesters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Kuznetsova said residents of St. Petersburg, a city of 5.5 million people, have turned en masse to virtual private networks, which can circumvent bans on certain websites and messengers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Buyers have yet to jump back in en masse.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

“If AI is eliminating tech jobs en masse, software engineering jobs should be crashing as AI is particularly good at writing code,” Kennedy wrote in an email prior to the release.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

People didn’t tune in en masse to watch comic book artists sketch on TV, did they?

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon