plural antiheroes
: a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
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Throughout the series, Tony attends therapy sessions with Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), providing a deep, compelling and complex look at what makes an antihero tick.
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Skyler Trepel, People.com, 10 June 2025
With his deep voice, his vintage clothes and his attraction to tales of antiheroes and outsiders — some of them informed by his own run-ins with the law — Crockett wasn’t always in sync with a mainstream country scene dominated by bros in backward ball caps.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
John Cena is back as the low-key nicest antihero (of sorts) in the comic book business; with him are trusty sidekicks Eagly and Vigilante (Freddie Stroma).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Just put together a ragtag bunch of antiheroes culled from past franchise entries and turn them into a not-ready-for-primetime fighting team forced to save America and — presto!
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
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Skyler Trepel, People.com, 10 June 2025
With his deep voice, his vintage clothes and his attraction to tales of antiheroes and outsiders — some of them informed by his own run-ins with the law — Crockett wasn’t always in sync with a mainstream country scene dominated by bros in backward ball caps.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
John Cena is back as the low-key nicest antihero (of sorts) in the comic book business; with him are trusty sidekicks Eagly and Vigilante (Freddie Stroma).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Just put together a ragtag bunch of antiheroes culled from past franchise entries and turn them into a not-ready-for-primetime fighting team forced to save America and — presto!
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Antihero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antihero. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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