TAUNTERS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

taunters

noun

plural of taunter

as in teases

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

Following a summer of pop-up performances and musical teases, Leon Bridges is getting closer to his next chapter.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
The end of Camp Rock 3 teases more could be on the way — and the Jonas Brothers are down to return.

— Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of teases

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 torturers

Noun

The attacks lead to the fateful events of prom night — a famous moment from King’s original— in which Carrie, who’s become aware of growing telekinetic powers, turns her abilities on her tormenters when she’s finally pushed over the edge.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
That their tormentors were not untouchable.

— Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of tormentors

Noun

That’s a little simplistic — look at San Francisco’s Scott Wiener being chased from a trans rights event by hecklers accusing him of being pro-genocide.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
McIlroy was even seen stepping back from the ball to quip back at one of the hecklers, while others, including his friend Shane Lowry, were also quick to respond.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of hecklers

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