strength in numbers
Group power principle
Strength in numbers is the idea that a group has more power, safety, or effectiveness than individuals acting alone.
The phrase appears when people band together for protection or influence: There's strength in numbers—let's all go to the meeting together.
It captures why animals herd, workers unionize, and protesters march en masse.
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- united frontCoalition presenting as one
- collectiveJointly organized group
- swarmMass of moving insects
- herdGrazing animals together
pack · crowd · army · alliance · solidarity · all for one · band together · mob · flash mob · flock · together · teamwork · join forces · overwhelming · tribe · legion · masses · coalition
- unityunite, bond, solidarity, cooperation, togetherness
- numerical advantageoutnumber, majority, surplus, man advantage, manpower
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
strength in numberslone wolf
Self-reliant individualist
one-man army · going it alone · rugged individualism · self-reliance · every man for himself
strength in numbersdivide and conquer
Overcome by fragmenting opposition
isolation · fragmentation · disunity · atomization · every man for himself
strength in numbersquality over quantity
Preferring excellence to abundance
less is more · crack team · select group · force multiplier · surgical precision
strength, number, strengths, strengthen, strengthened, strengthening, strengthener, strong, strongly