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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Young Iranians last took to the streets en masse in 2022, outraged over the death of a young woman in custody of the country’s “morality police,” who accused her of wearing her headscarf improperly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Retail investors have emerged in the past five years as a powerful force that, en masse, has disproved investment disciplines like “Buy low and sell high.”

From Barron's

A decisive outcome of the trial could provide a "data point" for settling similar cases en masse, according to Bergman.

From Barron's

As they immigrated en masse to the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal

The rendition is hypnotic but also distancing, making these utopian dreamworlds seem even more artificial than they already were, now ungrounded in space and time, crowds moving en masse through cosmic anthills.

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