It was cruel to leave the puppy outside.
把小狗留在外面太残忍了。
Select the best synonym for the word “cruel”:
C — heartless. “cruel” means adj. causing pain or suffering to others
It was very ______ of them to laugh at the frightened little boy.
D — cruel. “cruel” means adj. causing pain or suffering to others
cruel — adj. causing pain or suffering to others. In Chinese: 残酷的，残忍的.
cruel is pronounced /ˈkruːəl/. It breaks into 2 syllables: cru · el.
It was cruel to leave the puppy outside. (把小狗留在外面太残忍了。)
brutal, merciless, harsh — all close in meaning to cruel (adj. causing pain or suffering to others).
Yes. cruel appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.