en masse

adverb

äⁿ(n)-ˈmas  -ˈmäs  än- 

en-

: in a body : as a whole

moved the inmates en masse to the new prison

Examples of en masse in a Sentence

Her supporters arrived en masse for the rally.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meet-ups, with group of car enthusiasts gathering en masse and often racing each other and performing stunts, have happened with greater frequency since the early days of the COVID pandemic. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025

Then again, Republicans aren’t buying the Cybertruck en masse. —Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025

The roughly 430 jobs listed on a state government job board are among the potentially thousands of positions that officials hope could help federal workers — who have been cut en masse by President Donald Trump’s administration — get back on their feet. —Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025

The judge faulted the administration for improperly terminating en masse the probationary workers and cast doubt on the justification presented by the government that the firings were the result of poor employee performance. —Andrew Chung, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for en masse

• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• chagas
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass
• impasse

Kids Definition

en masse

adverb

än-ˈmas 

: in a body : as a whole