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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Leicester's match away to Sale the following weekend will also feature the 'away end' concept, with Tigers fans given the option of sitting en masse with other travelling supporters.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

Police units and intelligence services also suppressed rallies and arrested protesters en masse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

They got up en masse and went to Ulbrickson.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

en masse

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