Thesaurus:hero
THESAURUS | hero |
English
Synonyms
- the brave
- bully (obsolete)
- daredevil
- good guy
- goodie
- Hector
- hero
- knight in shining armor (idiomatic)
- lion
- lionheart
- thunderbolt
- tiger [⇒ thesaurus]
- white hat (idiomatic)
- white knight (idiomatic)
- worthy
- wye (poetic, obsolete)
Antonyms
- antihero
- coward [⇒ thesaurus]
- villain [⇒ thesaurus]
Hyponyms
- Amazon
- heroess (obsolete)
- heroine
- —
- rescuer
- savior
- —
- action hero
- culture hero
- cyberhero
- folk hero
- have-a-go hero (Britain)
- local hero
- megahero
- monarchical hero
- subhero
- tragic hero
- unsung hero
- warhero
Hypernyms
- person [⇒ thesaurus]
Various
- demigod
- halfgod
See also
- Thesaurus:brave
- Thesaurus:model
Further reading
- “861. courage” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “873. repute” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “948. good man” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “hero” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.