Thesaurus results for IDOL

idol

noun

ˈī-dᵊl

as in hero

a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion a movie star whose portrayal of a comic book superhero in a blockbuster series has made him the idol of millions

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Recent Examples of idol The woman's phone is encased in an undulating rubbery glitter sculpture with tiny portraits of K-pop idols suspended inside. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Baoase is also transporting, as any memorable hotel should be, with a strong Asian-esque design that includes ubiquitous Balinese Hindu statues, idols, and sculptures, and a reliance on simplicity over dazzle. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Are Henry James’s heroines, surely among the most extraordinary female characters in literary history, really one-dimensional idols? —

Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Joao Fonseca of Brazil, whose idol was Roger Federer, and Rafael Jodar of Spain, whose idol was Rafael Nadal, are both into the quarterfinals in Paris. —

Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for idol

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hero

Noun

All the usual fun Indy stuff is here – Nazis, treasured artifacts – though the bantering chemistry between Ford's hard-luck hero and Sean Connery as his grumpy dad is off-the-hook spectacular.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2026
Bradley, the cerebral forward and NBA Hall of Famer who helped deliver two championships to New York before becoming a US senator from New Jersey and presidential hopeful, was his hero.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026