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heroines

NOUN

brave person; champion

Synonyms

WEAK

ace adventurer celebrity combatant conqueror daredevil demigod diva exemplar gallant god goddess great person heavy ideal idol lead leading person lion martyr model paladin person of the hour popular figure prima donna principal protagonist saint star superstar tin god victor worthy

NOUN

brave woman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actress celebrity female idol leading lady legend martyr protagonist

STRONG

ace champion conqueror star

WEAK

demigoddess

Antonyms

STRONG

loser

WEAK

hero

Example Sentences

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Few heroines of English literature have as distinct a voice as Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Generations of readers have turned its eponymous heroines into cult figures, but the March sisters are more than stereotypes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

George Cukor’s black-and-white vision traipses its heroines through dress fittings, manicures and facials, day drinking and backstabbing all the way, save for an interruption by a Technicolor fashion show.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

In both films, the heroines, despite living in Kerala, speak Hindi and are unable to speak fluent Malayalam when they break into it.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

He was the son of a distinguished king, a nephew of two well-known mythological heroines, and the brother of three.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton