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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Police just moved in en masse toward protesters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The company’s thesis is that AI agents will buy Microsoft seats en masse, and that its Fabric data analytics platform gives it an additional moat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

And it said the cancellation en masse of non-urgent care, such as knee and hip replacements, had a "debilitating effect" on patients' lives and mobility.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Treasury market en masse given the darkening U.S. fiscal outlook, Gimbel replied: “I think one thing to keep in mind is that currently markets don’t have a better, great option than U.S. Treasury debt.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

They exhausted their resource base, began to die of starvation and thirst, and fled their cities en masse, leaving them as silent warnings of the perils of ecological hubris.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

en masse

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