Heroic

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Remarkably impressive or imposing in scale or ambition, surpassing what would ordinarily be expected.

“The rescue team made a heroic effort to reach the survivors before nightfall.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/

Syllables

he·ro·ic

Related Words

Synonyms

epicheroicalexpansivegrand desperate

Antonyms

cowardlytimid feeble

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains HERO as the first four letters, ends in IC, easy to build from HERO

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, HERO plus IC is a straightforward extension to recall

Words Related to Heroic

Words you can make from Heroic

Shorter words formed from the letters in “heroic”.

cheir chiro choir chore ichor ocher ochre rheic riche roche cero cher cire coir core croh echo eric heir hero hire hiro icho rice

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “heroic”.

brioche cheerio choicer choired chorine heroics homeric jericho

Longer words starting with Heroic

Words that begin with “heroic”.

heroics

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