Meaning & use
heroic
Showing great courage, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation.
See it in a sentence
Firefighters made a heroic effort to save the family trapped inside.
Her heroic decision to speak out cost her the job she loved.
A note on using this word
"Heroic" can describe an action, a person's character, or, in literature, a grand poetic style (heroic couplet).
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
cowardly
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