Hero and Scapegrace

Hero

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

Scapegrace is an antonym for hero.

Nearby Words: heroic, heroine, heroism, heroically

Scapegrace

Scapegrace noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
Usage example: a whoring, drunken scapegrace who was blackening the family's name
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Synonyms for Scapegrace

Hero is an antonym for scapegrace.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Skulduggery Pleasant In "Last Stand of the Dead Men", Scapegrace tries to become a hero, and describes himself as the Hero Roarhaven deserves, but not the one it needs.
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