unheroic
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Definition of unheroic
: not heroic unheroic policy changes the book's timid, unheroic protagonist We should treat old people better, if only for the unheroic prudential reason that we may one day grow old ourselves.— Philip Howard
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unheroic
Synonyms
chicken, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, gutless, lily-livered, poltroon, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, yellow
Antonyms
brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, valiant, valorous
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Despite these unheroic conflicts of interest, the film portrays this period as a golden era for journalism. — Christian Lorentzen, New Republic, "The Post Plays on Nostalgia for Nixon-Era Journalism," 14 Dec. 2017 The story culminates in squalid violence, and the unheroic Deep State is left to clean up—which is to say, cover up—the mess. — Jeet Heer, New Republic, "We Are Living in the Coen Brothers’ Darkest Comedy," 15 July 2017 The Mummy' Well, this is fun: Tom Cruise allowed himself to be unheroic for a change, as an American soldier who steals rare antiquities while on missions. — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, "What movie should you see over July 4? We've got every scenario mapped out," 30 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unheroic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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