Synonyms 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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heronoun

   Synonyms:
   brave man

2. heronoun

   Synonyms:
   principal character

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "hero":

   heroes, all-american, heroic, heroin, champion, heroine, superhero, smack, chevalier, knight, hiro

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

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How to use hero in a sentence?

1. Red Bull Russian driver:

   Even last year Alexander Saurin was attracting a huge interest …. having a local hero is transforming also the event for the people for whom Formula One is Formula One, we expect and are finding ways to have even more people this year. The second place for Daniil Kvyat in the previous race has helped greatly. We have seen a huge rise in ticket sales right after that.

2. Stephenie Meyer:

   What if I'm not the Hero? What if I'm... the bad guy?

3. Shannon Lee:

   My brother’s fearlessness and his sense of adventure and freedom, his inherent artistry and creativity, and his desire for learning and growth all came from the time that he spent with my father, my father was my brother’s hero.

4. Michael Mooney:

   He was a hero. He was the most celebrated war hero of our time, it's really hard to know what to think. We don't know. The fact is he was killed, and there's no way to get an answer from him now.

5. Umberto Eco, Travels in Hyperreality (Harcourt):

   The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.