heroic
adjective
noun
- flamboyant or extravagant language, sentiment, or behavior, intended to seem heroic.
- heroic action or behavior.
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Related Words for heroic
gallant, noble, daring, fearless, gutsy, valiant, grand, epic, courageous, bold, elevated, classic, dauntless, doughty, exaggerated, grandiose, gritty, high-flown, inflated, intrepidExamples from the Web for heroic
Contemporary Examples of heroic
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.
Hamas called the attack “heroic” and, disgustingly, tweeted out photos of the bodies.
Some heroic volunteers, like Spencer, have joined the fight—but not enough.
“Like Nina Pham, she is a heroic person—a person who has dedicated her life to helping others,” he told a press conference.
Historical Examples of heroic
It does not often fall to the lot of a boy to perform a deed so heroic.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
As might be anticipated, the poem is in the heroic measure of Pope.
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson
Those whom we have hitherto noticed were the men of an heroic age.
A Book of AutographsNathaniel Hawthorne
Moral love will go the full length of heroic self-sacrifice.
Understanding the ScripturesFrancis McConnell
For this heroic action he has since received the Victoria Cross.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill