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heroism - 8 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | heroism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bravery |
| Synonyms: | boldness, courage, daring, fortitude, gallantry, nobility, prowess, spirit, strength, valor, courageousness, doughtiness, fearlessness, intrepidity, valiance, valiancy, valorousness |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, fear, meekness, timidity |
| Main Entry: | bravery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
| Synonyms: | courage, daring, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, heroism, mettle, pluck, spirit, spunk, valor, dauntlessness, fearlessness, hardiness, indomitability, intrepidity, pluckiness |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, diffidence, humility, timidity |
| Main Entry: | courage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness, braveness |
| Synonyms: | élan, audacity, backbone, bravery, daring, dash, determination, endurance, enterprise, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, hardihood, heroism, mettle, nerve, pluck, power, prowess, rashness, recklessness, resolution, spirit, spunk, temerity, tenacity, valor, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, bravura, dauntlessness, fearlessness, gameness, intrepidity, lion-heartedness, pugnacity, stoutheartedness, venturesomeness |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, fear, meekness, timidity, weakness, faint-heartedness |
| Main Entry: | rescue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saving from danger |
| Synonyms: | deliverance, delivery, emancipation, exploit, feat, heroism, liberation, performance, ransom, reclamation, recovering, recovery, redemption, release, relief, salvage, salvation, saving, disembarrassment, disentanglement, extrication, heroics, reclaiming |
| Antonyms: | danger, peril |
| Main Entry: | valor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bravery |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, boldness, courage, dash*, defiance, derring-do*, determination, fight, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit*, guts*, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moxie*, nerve, pluck, prowess, resolution, spirit, spunk, starch*, stomach*, tenacity, fearlessness, indomitableness, intrepidity, invincibility, sand*, valiance, valiancy |
| Antonyms: | cowardice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | act of courage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heroic achievement |
| Synonyms: | chivalry, heroism, gallant act, knightly deed, soldierly conduct |
| Main Entry: | greatness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nobleness of character; eminence |
| Synonyms: | celebrity, chivalry, dignity, distinction, fame, generosity, glory, grandeur, heroism, importance, magnanimity, majesty, merit, morality, nobility, note, prominence, renown, high-mindedness, idealism, illustriousness, loftiness, stateliness, sublimity, worthiness |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | prowess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bravery |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, boldness, courage, daring, gallantry, grit*, guts*, heart*, heroism, mettle, moxie*, nerve, pluck, right stuff*, spunk, starch*, stomach*, stuff*, valor, dauntlessness, fearlessness, intrepidity, true grit, valiance, valiancy, valorousness, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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