antiheroic
Americanadjective
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(of a protagonist) possessing the characteristics of an anti-hero.
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(of a literary work) having an antihero as its protagonist.
Etymology
Origin of antiheroic
Example Sentences
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“A Landscape Painter,” one of his earliest short stories, follows the antiheroic Locksley, a painter with one foot in both of the neighborhood’s social worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
It’s worth noting she first gained recognition in Hollywood near the tail end of the 2010s, a decade defined by confessional, antiheroic millennial dramedy in the comically self-aware vein of “Girls,” “Insecure” and “Broad City.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
The most ambitious example is “Vice,” a kind of antiheroic symphony with an evil heartbeat at its center.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2021
Those with a high tolerance for antiheroic political thrillers will have no problem watching it — or figuring out its overall plot well before it’s revealed.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020
Defiantly antiheroic in tone, Michael Cimino’s 1978 film also indicated the future path of US cinema through casting the Vietnamese as an implacably brutal enemy.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2020
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