Practice: mean

Test your knowledge of stronger alternatives for "mean".

Practice is designed to help you get familiar with the replacement words. Some sentences may have small grammar errors, and sometimes more than one answer could work—focus on choosing the best replacement word.

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Boring sentence

The villain had a mean smile, enjoying other people’s pain, like hurting others was the whole point of the game.

The villain had a ____ smile, enjoying other people’s pain, like hurting others was the whole point of the game.