heroic
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4.2
- adjective
- /həˈroʊɪk/
- Never has there been a more exciting time to be alive, a time of rousing wonder and heroic achievement, as they said in the film Back to the Future, Where we're going, we don't need roads.
- a heroic effort
- heroic proportions
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Examples
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It's the greatest job in the world, the greatest, the most satisfying, the most heroic, the most fun.
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20 years since your heroic mission to expand boxing to the nation.
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I was hoping to make a more heroic entrance.
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On the contrary, it is a relatively short-term, small solution to a huge problem calling for efforts on a heroic scale.
Academic text (2006) -
And my wife appreciates that our aircraft and boat crews performed daring and heroic rescues on a daily basis.
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The miners are again depicted over life-size and heroic, with the difficulty of their tasks etched on their faces.
Academic text (2002) -
A true heroic multi continental, multi institutional effort that's resulting in our hope for first light or first microwave later this year.
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The architect's design for the new stadium is truly heroic, featuring towering structures and breathtaking views.
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The team made a heroic effort to complete the project ahead of schedule, showcasing their dedication and skills.
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His heroic journey across the mountains inspired many, demonstrating great ambition and an impressive scale of adventure.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Important and famous because of high quality or influence
944
2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
671
3.0
Very large or impressive
569
3.0
Impressive and large in appearance or style
567
1.0
Likely to do or enjoy something a lot
327
2.9
Very strong and powerful
289
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
232
4.4
Very large and impressive, like a long heroic story
114
7.0
A person or thing that is very powerful and makes people feel respect and fear
56
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
54
5.7
Very important and impressive because of size or achievement
42
4.0
Very tall and impressive, rising high above other things
37
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
35
6.0
Stronger or more able than a normal person
22
3.9
Very large in size or amount
21
6.2
Something that seems to belong to old stories and heroes
20
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
19
7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
17
4.8
A person or thing that seems bigger and more exciting than normal
14
6.9
Very large and powerful
11
8.4
Very difficult and needing great strength or effort
3
7.0
Much greater than normal in size, skill or success
1
9.9
Being very large, long, and dramatic like old stories about heroes
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
1
4.3
A story about a brave person who faces danger, for example a knight fighting a dragon
- Literature
1
8.8
Two rhymed lines with five beats each, often used in formal English poems
- Literature
1
9.7
A pattern of long lines in poetry used for grand stories like epic poems
- Literature
A four-line stanza with ten syllables per line and an abab rhyme used in epic poems
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heroic can also mean very large or impressive because the deeds of heroes in stories were often huge and bold. That's why we call a very big plan or effort 'heroic', because it feels as large as a hero's action.