plural antiheroes
: a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
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Many of Herzog’s films capture that sense of a quixotic, even bizarre quest, an antihero searching for some kind of truth that may be obvious only to himself.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
They’re known as a group of antiheroes who take matters into their own hands, despite what the world’s governments advise.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
The antihero is Alice, a natural beauty who ends up killing her twin children when her husband is away.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
In many respects, Christophe lived more the life of a Shakespearean antihero than the Bard could ever have conjured.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
They’re known as a group of antiheroes who take matters into their own hands, despite what the world’s governments advise.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
The antihero is Alice, a natural beauty who ends up killing her twin children when her husband is away.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
In many respects, Christophe lived more the life of a Shakespearean antihero than the Bard could ever have conjured.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antihero
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“Antihero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antihero. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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