Hero and Principal

Hero

Hero noun - A person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion.

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Principal and hero are semantically related in male lead topic. In some cases you can use "Principal" instead a noun "Hero".

Nearby Words: heroic, heroine, heroism, heroically

Principal

Principal noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Synonyms for Principal

Antonyms for Principal

Hero and principal are semantically related in male lead topic. Sometimes you can use "Hero" instead a noun "Principal", if it concerns topics such as protagonist.

Nearby Words: principle, principally, principality, principe

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How words are described

old	old hero	old principal
female	female hero	female principal
better	better hero	better principal
fake	fake hero	fake principal
Other adjectives: actual, real, black, new, former, titular, next, said, previous.

Both words in one sentence

The Protagonist is the principal character of a story, usually The Hero, but not always.

Source: The Protagonist
In addition the young male hero (the "principal boy") is traditionally played by a woman although it's not that uncommon for them to be played by a male instead.

Source: Cross-Cast Role
The Tarantula, a foe of the Marvel Comics Western hero the Phantom Rider, wielded a cat-o-nine-tails as his principal weapon.

Source: Whip It Good

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