plural antiheroes
: a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
Examples of antihero in a Sentence
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Your favorite antihero or villain? Margaret Mitchell’s Scarlett O’Hara is my favorite villain, even though she’s positioned as the heroine.
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New York Times, 16 May 2024
Goggins is the Ghoul, an antihero of sorts who crosses paths with Lucy.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The quarter-page advertisement, which appeared on Page 3B in the sports section, memorializes Slim Shady, the diabolical antihero character created by Eminem in the 1990s.
—Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
My struggle morphed into politely getting this appliance antihero off the phone, which took about 500 NASA countdowns.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Fans would spend years speculating on the resolutions to mysteries and debating the most proper rewards and punishments to be meted out to heroes and antiheroes.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The dark, subversive antihero saga begins as Tom is enlisted by Dickie’s father , who mistakenly assumes Tom is a friend of his son , to venture to Italy to cajole him into returning home.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In this version of The Great Gatsby — starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular antihero and Carey Mulligan as his high-society love interest Daisy — every frame is brightly colored and accompanied by bombastic, anachronistic hip-hop and rock songs.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Her hiring adds a flair of prestige to the project, which stars Florence Pugh and — according to a source who has read previous drafts of the script — centers on villains and antiheroes going on a mission that was supposed to end with their deaths.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
New York Times, 16 May 2024
Goggins is the Ghoul, an antihero of sorts who crosses paths with Lucy.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The quarter-page advertisement, which appeared on Page 3B in the sports section, memorializes Slim Shady, the diabolical antihero character created by Eminem in the 1990s.
—Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
My struggle morphed into politely getting this appliance antihero off the phone, which took about 500 NASA countdowns.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Fans would spend years speculating on the resolutions to mysteries and debating the most proper rewards and punishments to be meted out to heroes and antiheroes.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The dark, subversive antihero saga begins as Tom is enlisted by Dickie’s father , who mistakenly assumes Tom is a friend of his son , to venture to Italy to cajole him into returning home.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In this version of The Great Gatsby — starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular antihero and Carey Mulligan as his high-society love interest Daisy — every frame is brightly colored and accompanied by bombastic, anachronistic hip-hop and rock songs.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Her hiring adds a flair of prestige to the project, which stars Florence Pugh and — according to a source who has read previous drafts of the script — centers on villains and antiheroes going on a mission that was supposed to end with their deaths.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Antihero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antihero. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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