Hero Synonyms and Antonyms

hîrō
A person revered especially for noble courage
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. paladin
One distinguished for action
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. celebrity
  2. champion
  3. paladin
  4. ace
  5. conqueror
  6. lion
  7. demigod
  8. martyr
  9. idol
  10. submarine-sandwich
  11. star
  12. brave man
  13. model
  14. victorious general
  15. god
  16. exemplar
  17. prize athlete
  18. master
  19. man of distinguished valor
  20. brave
  21. luminary
  22. warrior
  23. actor
  24. saint
  25. argonaut
  26. man of courage
  27. name
  28. man of mettle
  29. combatant
  30. bomber
  31. worthy
  32. notable
  33. popular figure
  34. grinder
  35. great man
  36. knight-errant
  37. demigoddess
  38. a man among men
  39. hero-sandwich
  40. man-of-the-hour
  41. personage
  42. heroine
  43. man of the day
  44. hoagie
  45. intrepid warrior
  46. fearless soldier
  47. dauntless flier
  48. hoagy
  49. leading man
  50. personality
  51. tin-god
  52. legend
  53. cuban-sandwich
  54. male
  55. italian-sandwich
  56. big name
  57. fighter
  58. poor-boy
  59. sub
  60. pantheon
  61. protagonist
  62. submarine
  63. torpedo
  64. wedge
  65. zep
Antonyms:
  1. coward
  2. loser
Principal male character in a literary composition
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. protagonist
  2. male lead
  3. gallant
  4. main actor
  5. tragedian
  6. leading man
  7. chief character
  8. principal male character
  9. antihero
  10. matinee idol
  11. heavy
  12. heavy lead
  13. Sir Galahad
  14. romeo
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. heron
  2. Hero of Alexandria
A person noted for special achievement in a particular field:
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. celebrity

Words Related to Hero

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Hero Sentence Examples

  • I'm no hero in my dreams.

  • Heracles is the hero who brings back the golden apples to mankind again.

  • Only one who has been a man can become a hero.

  • It is in this book that Hero proves the expression for the area of a triangle in terms of its sides.

  • The cavalry charges in this quarter are celebrated in the history of the mounted arm; and Kellermann, the hero of Marengo, won fresh laurels against the cavalry of Liechtenstein's command.

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