heroic
Also he·ro·i·cal . of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero; extraordinarily bold, altruistic, determined, etc.: a heroic explorer.
having or involving recourse to boldness, daring, or extreme measures: Heroic measures were taken to save his life.
dealing with or describing the deeds, attributes, etc., of heroes, as in literature.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the heroes of antiquity: heroic mythology.
used in heroic poetry.: Compare heroic verse.
resembling heroic poetry in language or style; grandiloquent.
(of style or language) lofty; extravagant; grand.
larger than life-size: a statue of heroic proportions.
Usually heroics . heroic verse.
heroics,
flamboyant or extravagant language, sentiment, or behavior, intended to seem heroic.
heroic action or behavior.
Origin of heroic
1Other words for heroic
Opposites for heroic
Other words from heroic
- he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb
- he·ro·i·cal·ness, he·ro·ic·ness, he·ro·ic·i·ty [heer-oh-is-i-tee], /ˌhɪər oʊˈɪs ɪ ti/, noun
- non·he·ro·ic, adjective
- non·he·ro·i·cal, adjective
- non·he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·he·ro·i·cal·ness, noun
- non·he·ro·ic·ness, noun
- pseu·do·he·ro·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·he·ro·i·cal, adjective
- pseu·do·he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-he·ro·ic, adjective
- qua·si-he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb
- su·per·he·ro·ic, adjective
- su·per·he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·he·ro·ic, adjective
- un·he·ro·ic·ness, noun
- un·he·ro·i·cal, adjective
- un·he·ro·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·he·ro·i·cal·ness, noun
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How to use heroic in a sentence
There’s Robert Horry, the dead-eye three-point gunner whose penchant for late-game heroics is legend.
Kobe Bryant Punched A Teammate Over $100, And It Wasn’t Shaq | Jeff Pearlman | September 25, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightOne day, he took a heroic dose of magic mushrooms and climbed to the top of a tall tree, where he was trapped by a lightning storm.
The Fungal Evangelist Who Would Save the Bees - Issue 90: Something Green | Merlin Sheldrake | September 23, 2020 | NautilusThe Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda was inspired by Rusesabagina’s heroics.
I’m not trying to make it sound heroic, our neighborhood is just a small part of the Bonny Doon community.
Similarly heroic stories abound across all the businesses, teams and leaders included in this year’s shortlist.
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Sometimes they do heroic things, sometimes they wish they could.
Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes, according to Dr. Johnson, and Hitch went for the heroic.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHamas called the attack “heroic” and, disgustingly, tweeted out photos of the bodies.
It is this kind of abstraction that leads to more mythology, more heroic narratives, more undertones of patriotic martyrdom.
War Is About More Than Heroes, Martyrs, and Patriots | Nathan Bradley Bethea | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome heroic volunteers, like Spencer, have joined the fight—but not enough.
Why New York’s Ebola Case Will Hurt Infected Patients Everywhere | Abby Haglage | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAgain, she was present at the battle of Silan, where her heroic example of courage infused new life into her brother rebels.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIt is not likely that the inhabitants of Ivrea, who thus commemorate her heroic deed, will ever forget their Mugnaia.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAll men are not heroes, and in many countries men may become average hunters without being particularly heroic.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneWe shook each other by the hand, and congratulated one another mutually, as if we had done some great and heroic deed.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferHe was in love, and, being very young, wanted to do something insanely heroic.
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British Dictionary definitions for heroic
heroical
/ (hɪˈrəʊɪk) /
of, like, or befitting a hero
courageous but desperate
relating to or treating of heroes and their deeds
of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of classical mythology
(of language, manner, etc) extravagant
prosody of, relating to, or resembling heroic verse
(of the arts, esp sculpture) larger than life-size; smaller than colossal
RC Church
held to such a degree as to enable a person to perform virtuous actions with exceptional promptness, ease and pleasure, and with self-abnegation and self-control: heroic virtue
performed or undergone by such a person: the heroic witness of martyrdom
- See also heroics
Derived forms of heroic
- heroically, adverb
- heroicalness or heroicness, noun
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