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heroines

NOUN

brave person; champion

Synonyms

WEAK

ace adventurer celebrity combatant conqueror daredevil demigod diva exemplar gallant god goddess great person heavy ideal idol lead leading person lion martyr model paladin person of the hour popular figure prima donna principal protagonist saint star superstar tin god victor worthy

NOUN

brave woman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actress celebrity female idol leading lady legend martyr protagonist

STRONG

ace champion conqueror star

WEAK

demigoddess

Antonyms

STRONG

loser

WEAK

hero

Example Sentences

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What “Canticle” and “Skylark” get right about their very different heroines and time periods is that change doesn’t happen overnight, nor does it benefit everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Over the years, Dharmendra said he was cast against 70 heroines, but his most successful screen pairing was with Hema Malini, who later became his second wife.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Orchards, wildernesses and bowers abound in her fiction, where her heroines contemplate curated views or scamper across fields and over stiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Generations of readers have turned its eponymous heroines into cult figures, but the March sisters are more than stereotypes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

I couldn’t tell where the stories left off and the dreams began, her voice the voice of the heroines in my sleep.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston