heroic
[adjective]
Synonyms: courageous, brave, daring, fearless, gallant, intrepid, lion-hearted, valiant

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Antonyms: pusillanimous

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English Thesaurus: brave, courageous, daring, bold, intrepid, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

he‧ro‧ic /hɪˈrəʊɪk $ -ˈroʊ-/ adjective

1. extremely brave or determined, and admired by many people Synonym : courageous:
her heroic efforts to save her family
Lawrence’s heroic struggle against his destiny
She portrayed him as a heroic figure.

2. a heroic story, poem etc has a hero in it, usually from ancient legends

3. on a heroic scale/of heroic proportions very large or great:
a battle on a heroic scale
—heroically /-kli/ adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

heroic
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. truly a truly heroic battle
suitably He struck a suitably heroic pose.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

brave showing that you are not afraid to do things that other people find dangerous or difficult:
I think he was incredibly brave to do a parachute jump.
a brave attempt to change the system
courageous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ especially written very brave – used especially about someone fighting for what they believe in, or fighting against a disease:
a courageous speech
her courageous fight against cancer
daring brave and willing to take a lot of risks:
a daring escape from a prison camp
a daring fighter pilot
a daring thing to do
bold willing to make difficult decisions or say what you think, even though it may involve risks:
It was a bold move to set up his own company.
She was very bold in criticizing the leadership.
intrepid written willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places:
an intrepid traveller
We sent our intrepid reporter to find out what is happening.
adventurous used about someone who enjoys going to new places and doing new, possibly dangerous, things:
More adventurous visitors can go skiing or snowboarding.
fearless not afraid of anything or anyone:
a fearless campaigner for human rights
heroic very brave and admired by many people:
heroic rescuers
Despite heroic efforts to save him, he died.
plucky brave and determined – often used in newspapers:
Plucky Megan, aged 10, has beaten cancer twice.

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