Heroes
Protagonists and heroes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protagonists" instead a noun "Heroes".
Protagonists
Heroes and protagonists are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heroes" instead a noun "Protagonists".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- idol and heroes
- idol and protagonists
- characters and heroes
- characters and protagonists
- exemplar and heroes
- exemplar and protagonists
- lead and heroes
- lead and protagonists
- principal and heroes
- principal and protagonists
- combatant and heroes
- combatant and protagonists
- leads and heroes
- leads and protagonists
Both words in one sentence
- He's touched that Barney sees him as a hero, though admittedly that's because Barney has a case of Rooting for the Empire and always feels the villain roles were the real protagonists and the heroes are actually villains.
Source: Actor/Role Confusion -
In their most famous game series, World Heroes, the protagonists and heroes are Hanzo Hattori and Kotaro Fuuma, which are ninjas.
Source: Creator / ADK -
Tropes about the clothing worn by good guys in fiction, whether Pure Of Heart heroes or Anti Heroes, and whether protagonists or Innocent Bystanders.
Source: Good Guys Garb
Cite this Source
Protagonists and Heroes. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heroes/protagonists
Heroes & Protagonists. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heroes/protagonists>.
Protagonists or Heroes. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heroes/protagonists.
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