heroic

Showing great courage, especially when doing something dangerous or very difficult.

• It was a heroic rescue.
• They made a heroic effort to save the village.
• Her heroic actions gave everyone time to escape.

Similar words: brave, courageous, valiant

Opposites: cowardly

Common phrases: heroic effort, heroic rescue, heroic act, heroic soldier

Describing stories or poems about brave people and their great adventures or achievements.

• We read a heroic poem.
• The heroic epic follows a warrior across distant lands.
• She studies heroic tales from medieval Europe.

Similar words: epic

Common phrases: heroic poem, heroic epic, heroic poetry

Describing a society where famous warriors and their great deeds are central to life and stories.

• The book describes a heroic society.
• Personal honor shaped life in these heroic cultures.
• In a heroic society, stories often celebrate individual warriors.

Common phrases: heroic society, heroic culture

Describing an early period of history when legendary brave people were believed to have lived.

• These legends belong to the heroic age.
• The poet imagined battles from a distant heroic era.
• Scholars disagree about when the Greek heroic age ended.

Common phrases: heroic age, heroic era