Usually means: Flawed protagonist deviating from ideal.
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  1. antiheroic: Merriam-Webster
  2. antiheroic: Collins English Dictionary
  3. antiheroic: Wordnik
  4. antiheroic: Wiktionary
  5. antiheroic: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. antiheroic: Dictionary.com
  7. Antiheroic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. antiheroic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. antiheroic: Encyclopedia

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▸ adjective:  (narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.

Similar:
antinovelistic, heroistic, superheroic, villainous, mythoheroic, supervillainous, antinomian, antinomistic, antistrophic, antiatomic, more...

Opposite:
heroic, valiant, gallant, brave

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Similar:
antinovelistic, heroistic, superheroic, villainous, mythoheroic, supervillainous, antinomian, antinomistic, antistrophic, antiatomic, more...

Opposite:
heroic, valiant, gallant, brave



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