Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with heroic in American Collocation
heroic
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/hɪˈroʊɪk/
very
genuinely
positively
truly
Smugglers are often erroneously depicted as positively heroic and even admirable.
rather
pretty
quite
It was a pretty heroic effort, considering that one set of instruments didn’t work.
action
achievement
act
action
deed
endeavour
exploit
feat
He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroic deeds.
effort or attempt
attempt
effort
struggle
I’d like to thank my legal team for their heroic efforts in court.
personal quality
courage
virtue
Your heroic courage will never be forgotten.
resistance
defiance
resistance
For years they maintained a heroic resistance against tyranny.
failure
failure
The book tells the tale behind one of the UK’s most heroic failures.
brave
courageous
daring
noble
selfless
The emergency services performed countless selfless and heroic acts.