Synonyms of heroic

heroic

adjective

hi-ˈrō-ik

variants also heroical

1

as in courageous

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

a memorial honoring the heroic nurses who served in the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courageous
• valiant
• brave
• fearless
• gallant
• bold
• adventurous
• valorous
• manful
• intrepid
• dauntless
• foolish
• gutsy
• undaunted
• impulsive
• stout
• stalwart
• resolute
• reckless
• daring
• stouthearted
• lionhearted
• doughty
• gutty
• Spartan
• spirited
• determined
• hardy
• unflinching
• undauntable
• plucky
• game
• greathearted
• unswerving
• spunky
• gritty
• undeterred
• mad
• adventuresome
• undismayed
• audacious
• venturous
• dashing
• impetuous
• brazen
• daredevil
• mettlesome
• insane
• venturesome
• foolhardy
• gamy
• lunatic
• thoughtless
• imprudent
• madcap
• nutty
• rash
• heedless
• incautious
• overconfident
• hotheaded
• wild
• hasty
• crazy
• brash
• firm
• unafraid
• headlong
• reassured
• precipitate
• comforted
• encouraged
• overbold
• half-witted
• emboldened
• heartened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unheroic
• yellow
• cowardly
• coward
• fearful
• dastardly
• craven
• pusillanimous
• timid
• spiritless
• timorous
• gutless
• spineless
• nerveless
• scary
• ungallant
• chicken
• shy
• anxious
• fainthearted
• nervous
• diffident
• careful
• mousy
• cautious
• apprehensive
• prudent
• skittish
• uncourageous
• poor-spirited
• milk-livered
• afraid
• chickenhearted
• weakhearted
• poltroon
• lily-livered
• frightened
• upset
• unadventurous
• chicken-livered
• heedful
• terrified
• startled
• disturbed
• agitated
• perturbed
• panicked
• scared
• horrified
• shocked
• unnerved
• concerned
• weak
• disconcerted
• spooked
• worried
• disquieted
• unmanly
• wimpy
• appalled
• dismayed
• panic-stricken
• terrorized

2

as in epic

large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception

an opera production of heroic proportions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• epic
• glorious
• magnificent
• majestic
• imposing
• proud
• monumental
• royal
• grand
• massive
• impressive
• imperial
• regal
• noble
• gallant
• wonderful
• operatic
• colossal
• splendid
• grandiose
• Homeric
• remarkable
• luxurious
• formidable
• tremendous
• extraordinary
• cosmic
• lavish
• marvelous
• august
• awesome
• sublime
• stately
• gorgeous
• baronial
• superb
• terrific
• stupendous
• monstrous
• extravagant
• wondrous
• magnific
• prodigious
• apocalyptic
• striking
• divine
• inflated
• awful
• heavenly
• celestial
• kingly
• princely
• pompous
• redoubtable
• overblown
• sensational
• sumptuous
• queenly
• opulent
• lordly
• killer
• palatial
• prepossessing
• resplendent
• splendiferous
• palatine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• unheroic
• unimpressive
• ordinary
• average
• lowly
• common
• mediocre
• unprepossessing
• unimposing
• sordid
• abject
• shabby
• mean
• trivial
• meretricious
• petty
• insignificant
• puny
• second-rate
• trifling
• run-of-the-mill
• paltry
• measly

3

as in tremendous

unusually large

a heroic statue of Alexander the Great astride his horse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tremendous
• huge
• gigantic
• enormous
• giant
• vast
• massive
• monumental
• colossal
• astronomical
• mammoth
• titanic
• monstrous
• immense
• mountainous
• monster
• grand
• mighty
• bumper
• great
• big
• cosmic
• oceanic
• planetary
• herculean
• prodigious
• super
• sizable
• galactic
• gargantuan
• handsome
• mega
• oversize
• majestic
• pharaonic
• cyclopean
• good
• humongous
• elephantine
• Himalayan
• substantial
• formidable
• considerable
• whopping
• jumbo
• gigantesque
• leviathan
• supersized
• major
• extensive
• staggering
• vasty
• super-duper
• imposing
• whacking
• grandiose
• supersize
• Brobdingnagian
• voluminous
• bulky
• tidy
• infinite
• walloping
• goodly
• outsize
• gross
• lofty
• king-size
• stupendous
• overwhelming
• hefty
• overgrown
• hulking
• monolithic
• towering
• cavernous
• august
• largish
• immeasurable
• boundless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminutive
• tiny
• miniature
• microscopic
• micro
• infinitesimal
• minuscule
• pygmy
• wee
• pocket
• little bitty
• small
• bitty
• midget
• minute
• Lilliputian
• puny
• teeny
• little
• teensy
• smallish
• mini
• petite
• undersized
• microminiature
• bantam
• teeny-weeny
• dwarfish
• teensy-weensy
• dinky
• half-pint
• pint-size

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heroic

The challenge is to preserve human dignity while recovering our capacity for heroic ambition. — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Lorenzo, who has been a lifeguard for about three years at Hollywood Fire and Rescue, has since returned to work — but next week, his heroic actions will be recognized with a special award. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Navy could scrap plan to name aircraft carrier after heroic sailor — and dedicate it to Trump instead. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Hailing from sub-Saharan Africa, these animals were trained by Belgian conservation nonprofit APOPO to perform some heroic tasks. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026