Thesaurus:hero

Thesaurus

hero

English

Noun

Sense: real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds

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
• protagonist
• 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.