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
Hyponyms
Hypernyms
Various
See also
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.