en-masse

As one body

En masse means all together, as a group acting in unison.

From French, literally "in a mass." The phrase suggests collective movement or action: The audience rose en masse to applaud.

It emphasizes unity of action rather than individual decisions: The board resigned en masse after the scandal.

collective-action

simultaneously

At the same instant

coordinated · protest · rally · demonstration · walkout · exodus · migration · resignation · uprising · mobilization

quantity

wholesale

Bulk sales to merchants

totality · sweeping · widespread · comprehensive · universal · blanket · across-the-board · large-scale · overwhelming · numerous

military

troops

Military personnel collectively

assault · formation · battalion · regiment · invasion · offensive · mobilization · cavalry · infantry · flanking

Opposites
collective vs. individual action

en-masseindividually

One at a time

one by one · separately · singly · one at a time · independently

quantity/scale of action

en-massepiecemeal

In separate stages

gradually · incrementally · bit by bit · sporadically · little by little

Family

mass, masses, massive, massively, massiveness, amass, amassed, amassing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G