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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They began to pull their money from Credit Suisse en masse, triggering the bank’s forced rescue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Young artists emerging from Southern California’s bountiful art schools decided, en masse, to stick around.

From Los Angeles Times

What I recognized in my fascination is that it felt the same to the earliest days, except that now the voice I was more interested in was the voice en masse rather than my own.

From Los Angeles Times

He declared on Sunday that his far-right Jewish Power party would resign en masse from the government.

From BBC

They stream out of tents and crest a hill en masse, singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and gaze down on the smoky ruins of the city.

From Los Angeles Times

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