Hero and Wretch

Hero

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

Wretch is an antonym for hero.

Nearby Words: heroic, heroine, heroism, heroically

Wretch

Wretch noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
Usage example: the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register
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Synonyms for Wretch

Hero is an antonym for wretch.

Nearby Words: wretched, wretchedly

How words are described

old old hero old wretch
female female hero female wretch
broken broken hero broken wretch

Both words in one sentence

  • Cute Kitten In the song Wretch by the Canadian band Protest The Hero, there is meowing at 3:31.
    Source: Cute Kitten
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