heroic
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3.8
- adjective
- /həˈroʊɪk/
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heroico
- The firefighter made a heroic rescue during the blazing inferno, saving several trapped residents.
- a heroic effort
- a heroic struggle
- a heroic action
Marc Block was arguably one of the most heroic historians, whoever lived.
- Marc Block was arguably one of the most heroic historians, whoever lived.
- They've all rallied behind him and he's truly a heroic figure in my eyes.
- So he he says that this tragic sense is the spring of heroic achievements.
- You know, it wasn't a heroic thing or this like I'm a tough guy.
- You're not heroic enough to be a Gryffindor.
- And, you know, it was a act of, it was a heroic act for me to just get out of bed.
- This was a guy that, you know, was a heroic cop.
- What is the heroic action for a scientist in Nazi Germany?
- They may be very heroic to themselves.
- Even if they're not particularly heroic, they're given a name, right?
- I was hoping you would recognize there's something vaguely heroic about those efforts.
Examples
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My brothers, my sister and I used to go with him on this heroic and utopian crusade.
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Millennia after their rise and fall, we still remember their heroic deeds and bold words.
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This sort of heroic public behavior is nothing new.
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We cannot begin to express our gratitude for your heroic efforts.
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Now that was a perfect example of heroic action, as the 1982 docudrama made clear.
Fiction book (1991) -
Our fears have been allayed... ...thanks to the heroic efforts of our boys in uniform.
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the heroic fight you have been waging almost single-handed
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I was hoping you would recognize there's something vaguely heroic about those efforts.
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The team displayed heroic determination as they pushed through the final minutes of the match.
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Her heroic actions during the crisis inspired everyone in the community to come together.
Synonyms
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1.0
Has courage when facing danger, pain or fear
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3.3
Not afraid to face danger or problems
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3.4
Shows courage in dangerous or hard situations
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8.4
Very difficult and needing great strength or effort
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5.6
Being brave and lively in a bold, energetic way
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8.8
Being very brave when you face danger
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8.2
Brave and determined when facing danger or hard times
Showing great bravery in dangerous or difficult situations
Being very brave and ready to fight
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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4.3
A story about a brave person who faces danger, for example a knight fighting a dragon
- Literature
A four-line stanza with ten syllables per line and an abab rhyme used in epic poems
- Literature
A pattern of long lines in poetry used for grand stories like epic poems
- Literature
Two rhymed lines with five beats each, often used in formal English poems
How Brave
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heroic comes from the word hero, which means a 'brave person' in stories and in real life. So to do something heroic is to show great courage in a hard situation.