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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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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

Keep it up, and all anyone will remember is the heroics — including those to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

The playoff-chasing Orlando Magic edged another thriller against the Dallas Mavericks thanks to last-gasp heroics by Jalen Suggs.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

I was busy feeling sorry for my unappreciated heroics and myself in general and didn’t see Rose there until she briefly took my hand.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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