一斉に|いっせいにisseini
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- adverbsimultaneously; all at once; in unison
- Synonym同時にどうじにNeutralRefers to things happening at the same time; its range is broad and it can also mean 'meanwhile'. 「一斉に」 stresses a group acting together in unison.
- RelatedいっぺんにNeutralMeans doing everything in one go, stressing the one-shot, in-one-sitting feel; it does not stress a whole group acting in unison.
- Related一度にいちどにNeutralMeans all at once, with the focus on things happening in a single instance, as in 「一度に食べる」; it does not stress a group acting together.
- Antonym別々にべつべつにNeutralMeans separately, each on their own — the opposite of 「一斉に」, where everyone acts together as one.
- Antonym個別にNeutralMeans dealing with each case or person individually, as in 「個別に対応する」; it contrasts with 「一斉に」 treating everyone uniformly.
- AntonymばらばらにNeutralMeans scattered or in disarray, the opposite of the neat, uniform action that 「一斉に」 describes.
「一斉に」 is for a group or many things acting together in unison, as in 「一斉に立ち上がる」; for mere overlap in time use 「同時に」, and for getting everything done in one go use 「一度に」 or 「一遍に」. For the opposite, 「別々に」 and 「個別に」 mean separately, 「ばらばらに」 scattered.
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