<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Also heroical.</li><li>Of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.</li><li>Synonyms:<ul><li>Courageous</li><li>Brave</li><li>Gallant</li><li>Valorous</li><li>Valiant</li><li>Dauntless</li></ul></li><li>Antonyms: Cowardly</li><li>Suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.</li><li>Synonyms:<ul><li>Courageous</li><li>Brave</li><li>Gallant</li><li>Valorous</li><li>Valiant</li><li>Dauntless</li></ul></li><li>Antonyms: Cowardly</li><li>Having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero; extraordinarily bold, altruistic, determined, etc.: a heroic explorer.</li><li>Having or involving recourse to boldness, daring, or extreme measures: Heroic measures were taken to save his life.</li><li>Dealing with or describing the deeds, attributes, etc., of heroes, as in literature.</li><li>Of, relating to, or characteristic of the heroes of antiquity: heroic mythology.</li><li>Used in heroic poetry. Compare heroic verse.</li><li>Synonyms: Epic</li><li>Resembling heroic poetry in language or style; grandiloquent.</li><li>(Of style or language) lofty; extravagant; grand.</li><li>Larger than life-size: a statue of heroic proportions.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Usually heroics.</li><li>Heroic verse.</li><li>Heroics, flamboyant or extravagant language, sentiment, or behavior, intended to seem heroic.</li><li>Heroic action or behavior.</li></ul>