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Synonyms for heroic
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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. heroicadjective

    Antonyms:
    cowardly

  2. heroicadjective

    heroic deeds

    Antonyms:
    cowardly

  3. heroicadjective

    RAUBENHEIMER NO v TRUSTEES, JOHANNES BREDENKAMP TRUST, AND OTHERS 2006 (1) SA 124 (C)The original cottage was said to appear on a well-known painting, dating back to 1863, of the American pirate ship, the Alabama, leaving Table Bay. It was also believed to feature in the story of the heroic Wolraad Woltemade who, in 1773, lost his life and that of his horse after valiantly saving 14 shipwrecked persons. This was said to have taken place within sight and full view of the house. The second respondent called this historical link into question, averring that the house was probably not yet built in 1773 while Woltemade's heroics were believed to have taken place in the vicinity of the Salt River mouth, some 10 km away.

    Antonyms:
    cowardly

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. heroic

    The adventurous man goes in quest of danger; the bold man stands out and faces danger or censure; the brave man combines confidence with resolution in presence of danger; the chivalrous man puts himself in peril for others' protection. The daring step out to defy danger; the dauntless will not flinch before anything that may come to them; the doughty will give and take limitless hard knocks. The adventurous find something romantic in dangerous enterprises; the venturesome may be simply heedless, reckless, or ignorant. All great explorers have been adventurous; children, fools, and criminals are venturesome. The fearless and intrepid possess unshaken nerves in any place of danger. Courageous is more than brave, adding a moral element: the courageous man steadily encounters perils to which he may be keenly sensitive, at the call of duty; the gallant are brave in a dashing, showy, and splendid way; the valiant not only dare great dangers, but achieve great results; the heroic are nobly daring and dauntless, truly chivalrous, sublimely courageous. Compare FORTITUDE.

    Synonyms:
    adventurous, bold, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, intrepid, undaunted, undismayed, valiant, venturesome

    Antonyms:
    afraid, cowardly, cringing, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, shrinking, timid, timorous

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. heroic

    Synonyms:
    brave, undaunted, chivalrous, daring, romantic, gallant, fearless, courageous, intrepid, dauntless

    Antonyms:
    dastardly, cowardly, cravenly, poltroonish

Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 5 votes

  1. heroic verse, heroic meter, heroicadjective

    a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

    Synonyms:
    heroic verse, heroic meter

    Antonyms:
    little, fearful, timid, cowardly, small, unimpressive

  2. epic, heroic, larger-than-lifeadjective

    very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

    "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"

    Synonyms:
    heroical, epical, epic, larger-than-life, desperate, grand, expansive

    Antonyms:
    small, cowardly, unimpressive, little, timid, fearful

  3. heroicadjective

    relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity

    "heroic legends"; "the heroic age"

    Synonyms:
    larger-than-life, expansive, heroical, desperate, epic, grand

    Antonyms:
    cowardly, small, timid, little, unimpressive, fearful

  4. heroic, heroicaladjective

    having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes

    "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"

    Synonyms:
    larger-than-life, expansive, heroical, desperate, epic, grand

    Antonyms:
    little, small, unimpressive, fearful, timid, cowardly

  5. expansive, grand, heroicadjective

    of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

    "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"

    Synonyms:
    gilded, marvelous, heroical, rattling(a), deluxe, elevated, wondrous, imposing, desperate, rarified, noble-minded, lordly, talkative, wonderful, grand, marvellous, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, exalted, opulent, princely, rarefied, sumptuous, epic, high-minded, august, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), expansive, larger-than-life, sublime

    Antonyms:
    cowardly, timid, unimpressive, little, small, fearful

  6. desperate, heroicadjective

    showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort

    "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"

    Synonyms:
    heroical, dire, do-or-die(a), epic, larger-than-life, desperate, despairing, expansive, grand

    Antonyms:
    timid, fearful, little, unimpressive, small, cowardly

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. heroicadjective

    Synonyms:
    brave, valiant, courageous, intrepid, bold, daring, gallant, fearless, dauntless, noble, magnanimous

  2. heroicadjective

    Synonyms:
    epic

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. heroicadjective

    Synonyms:
    valiant, bold, daring, brave, desperate, drastic, extreme

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "heroic":

    heroes, hero, valiant, brave, courageous, bravery

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How to use heroic in a sentence?

  1. Greg Gutfeld:

    He’s doing a heroic deed. He’s taking what we say on ‘The Five’ and dragging it into to his world and forcing them to hear our common sense.

  2. Harriet Beecher Stowe:

    What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.

  3. Jamie Foxx:

    I don't look at it as heroic. I just look at it as ... you just had to do something, it all worked out.

  4. Itamar Marcus:

    The Palestinian Authority has claimed for years that they have a right under international law, confirmed by a UN resolution, to kill Israeli civilians in all places and at all times, accordingly, those Palestinians who have killed Israelis are said to have done something positive and heroic. Palestinian murderers of Israeli civilians are presented as heroes and role models.

  5. Martin Rees:

    This was a failure, but a heroic failure.


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