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Definitions

heroics

NOUN
boast
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bluster
STRONG
avowal bombast braggadocio bravado exaggeration gasconade grandiloquence joy pretension pride self-satisfaction swank treasure vaunt
WEAK
pride and joy
Antonyms
STRONG
humility modesty
WEAK
deprecation
NOUN
rescue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delivery recovery relief salvage
STRONG
deliverance disembarrassment disentanglement emancipation exploit extrication feat heroism liberation performance ransom reclaiming reclamation recovering redemption release salvation saving
Antonyms
STRONG
failure
WEAK
danger peril

Example Sentences

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But it felt like he got the most out of the equipment he has at Williams, with no heroics.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Losing 3-0 - it could have been been five had it not been for Craig Gordon's heroics - Scotland rallied and eventually lost 3-2.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Behind the heroics of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers defeated Denver in a 127-125 overtime thriller at Crypto.com Arena that secured a playoff seeding tiebreaker over the Nuggets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

They rehearsed martial arts in gentlemanly competitions of archery or horsemanship and recycled past heroics as entertainment in innumerable new stage dramas, literature, paintings and prints.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

My catalog of heroics is growing so rapidly I can scarcely keep track.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.