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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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

“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

People were not, however, coming out en masse to celebrate, according to social media.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

At other times the most vocal experts suddenly agree en masse that the old wisdom was wrong and that the new wisdom is, for a little while at least, irrefutably right.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

en masse

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