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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The U.S. job market has been defined for months by companies holding off on new hires, but not slashing jobs en masse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, the central bank after 2008 began buying bonds “en masse” to push up bond prices and lower rates, flooding banks with reserves.

From MarketWatch

Mr. Pahlavi called on Iranians to turn out, and they responded en masse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Software companies even received a vote of confidence from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who said during a public appearance earlier this week that he was surprised to see investors dumping software names en masse.

From MarketWatch

In October, Takaichi inherited a moribund Liberal Democratic Party deserted en masse by voters in part because of inflation and a recent slush fund scandal.

From Barron's

en masse

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