TAUNTER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

taunter

noun

Definition of taunter

as in tease

a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another he grew up to regret being a taunter in his youth, and shared his experience with his students

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Noun

Series stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston took to social media to bid farewell to the series and tease at what fans can look forward to in the upcoming installment.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
As an exciting tease to what’s coming later this year, some journalists were also treated to an information session tied to Samsung Intelligent Eyewear, a family of design-conscious, AI-powered smart glasses.

— Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of tease

Noun

Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of torturer

Noun

There’s Chris Hargensen (Alison Thornton), Carrie’s chief tormentor at public school — the one who famously pours pig’s blood on the girl at prom.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Lionel Messi is an all-timer (not to mention a frequent Atlanta United tormentor) and, at 39 years old, this may be his last World Cup.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of tormentor

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