heroic

adjective

hi-ˈrō-ik
variants also heroical
Definition of heroicnext
1
as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament a memorial honoring the heroic nurses who served in the war

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2
as in epic
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception an opera production of heroic proportions

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3
as in tremendous
unusually large a heroic statue of Alexander the Great astride his horse

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Recent Examples of heroic During the conversation, Williams was asked about his thought process during the heroic rescue. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 The Wild West was even then a myth receding into a hazy, heroic past. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 The stakes are as jacked as Reacher’s biceps in the fourth installment of the series, which finds the heroic drifter at the center of a sprawling conspiracy involving terrorism, government agencies, and powerful political figures. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026 Time magazine had portrayed her impulse to climb out the back of the presidential limo as heroic. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heroic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroic
  1. courageous
  2. epic
  3. tremendous
  4. valiant
  5. glorious
  6. huge
  7. brave
  8. magnificent
Adjective
  • President Harry Truman’s courageous decision to support the United Nations in defending the South against invasion from the North laid the foundation for today’s remarkably successful Republic of Korea.
    — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But no revelation is as courageous or groundbreaking as Panettiere’s description of her experience with postpartum depression.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of courageous
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  • This allowed the crew to execute an epic conclusion to the series’ decade-long run that saw the beloved Hawkins gang unite for a final showdown to take down Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Blending breathtaking spectacle and romance, this is an epic story of resilience and transcendence.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of epic
Adjective
  • Yet that is the attitude that has led to tremendous underperformance by managers who think like that.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Transit has this tremendous scale and a startling capacity to shift between the intimate and the grand, as well as an intricate architecture.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tremendous
Adjective
  • What would be the worst moment in a mere mortal’s career, Hoecht turned into a valiant scene.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Despite Aldis's valiant comeback, including a superplex and a King's Lynn Cloverleaf that nearly secured the win, Gunther ultimately prevailed.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of valiant
Adjective
  • For me, the highlight of last week’s season premiere was not the wildly overblown fight between Shannon Beador and Tamra Judge, but all the glorious flashbacks to a time when RHOC wasn’t borderline unwatchable.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Players compete to build massive engines of profit and production to transform Mars into a livable habitat, all in the glorious name of cutthroat capitalism.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of glorious
Adjective
  • Granted, City have made a club-record signing in Elliot Anderson, and he is expected to make a huge difference, but everything else is pending.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The baryon-junction model provides another possibility At RHIC energies, a proton contains a huge number of gluons.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • One brave expression can bring more life back into your day than overthinking ever will.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Pictures from History/Getty Images Duleep was the child of Singh and Rani Jindan, a beautiful and brave woman.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • Our stay was an attempt to escape the responsibilities and obligations that come with everyday life for a weekend, and this was a magnificent place to do that.
    — Felicia Brower, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But there is something magnificent about seeing a small island elevate and celebrate its own musical vibes.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnificent

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