Antonyms for hero
ˈhɪər oʊher·o

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.4 / 5 votes

1. heronoun

   A real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.

   Synonyms:
   submarine, po boy, submarine sandwich, sub, torpedo, poor boy, wedge, grinder, hoagie, hoagy

2. heronoun

   A role model.

   Synonyms:
   hoagie, submarine sandwich, sub, grinder, po boy, torpedo, hoagy, submarine, wedge, poor boy

3. heronoun

   The main protagonist in a work of fiction.

   Synonyms:
   poor boy, submarine sandwich, wedge, hoagy, grinder, hoagie, sub, po boy, torpedo, submarine

4. heronoun

   A champion.

   Synonyms:
   sub, po boy, poor boy, submarine, wedge, hoagie, hoagy, submarine sandwich, torpedo, grinder

5. heronoun

   A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich.

   Synonyms:
   grinder, poor boy, po boy, wedge, torpedo, sub, hoagie, hoagy, submarine, submarine sandwich

6. heronoun

   The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed.

   Synonyms:
   sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, submarine, po boy, hoagie, grinder, poor boy, hoagy

Matched Categories

1. • Greek Mythology
   • Character
   • Classical Mythology
   • Inventor
   • Leader
   • Mathematician
   • Mythical Being
   • Sandwich

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.8 / 20 votes

1. heronoun

   a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

   "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"

   Synonyms:
   wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

2. heronoun

   the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

   Synonyms:
   wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

3. champion, fighter, hero, paladinnoun

   someone who fights for a cause

   Synonyms:
   belligerent, scrapper, zep, whiz, battler, maven, attack aircraft, protagonist, ace, paladin, whizz, friend, fighter aircraft, torpedo, booster, sub, hotshot, wiz, grinder, mavin, sensation, genius, star, submarine sandwich, title-holder, submarine, virtuoso, fighter, wizard, supporter, combatant, bomber, hoagy, adept, wedge, superstar, champ, hero sandwich, admirer, champion, hoagie, poor boy

4. Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandrianoun

   Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

   Synonyms:
   wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

5. heronoun

   (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

   Synonyms:
   wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

6. Heronoun

   (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her

   Synonyms:
   wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

7. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zepnoun

   a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

   Synonyms:
   gunman, gunslinger, chock, pigboat, hired gun, molar, paladin, hacek, torpedo, wedge heel, sub, gun, numbfish, shooter, crampfish, mill, wedge shape, submarine sandwich, milling machinery, submarine, zep, hit man, fighter, gun for hire, hitman, grinder, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, cuneus, hero sandwich, champion, hoagie, poor boy

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. HERO

   Synonyms:
   The Hirulog (bivalrudin) and Early Reperfusion or Occlusion (HERO)-2 Trial

How to use hero in a sentence?

1. Glenn Calderbank:

   I know Kay feels helpless—like there’s nothing he can do, i was him, and we didn't get help, so I was going to be the hero.

2. Kate Bowman:

   He was trying to save me, he’s a hero.

3. Liz Cheney:

   Former Vice President Pence was a hero on January 6. He refused the pressure of the former President. He did his duty, and the nation should be very grateful for the actions that he took that day.

4. Batman dark knight rises:

   A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy’s shoulders to let him know that the world hadn’t ended. — Batman in The Dark Knight Rises

5. Bill Maher:

   That's why I'm a hero at Fox these days, which shows just how much liberals have their head up their a-- because if they really thought about it, they would have made me a hero on their media, but that can't happen in this ridiculous new era of mind-numbing partisanship, where if I keep it real about the nonsense in the Democratic Party, it makes me an instant hero to Republicans.

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