Synonyms of teased

teased

verb

past tense of tease

1

as in joked

to make fun of in a good-natured way

likes to tease her twin brother about his seemingly endless string of girlfriends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joked
• kidded
• razzed
• roasted
• ribbed
• joshed
• chaffed
• rallied
• rode
• bantered
• jived
• goofed on
• fooled
• took the mickey out of
• jested
• quipped
• strung along
• wisecracked
• funned
• jollied
• gagged
• japed
• yukked

2

as in taunted

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taunted
• mocked
• ridiculed
• bothered
• annoyed
• baited
• heckled
• rode
• tortured
• hassled
• needled
• hazed
• picked on
• plagued
• irritated
• jeered
• made game of
• bullied
• derided
• tried
• troubled
• tested
• irked
• pestered
• nagged
• riled
• griped
• ruffled
• goaded
• vexed
• badgered
• exasperated
• disturbed
• nettled
• aggravated
• tormented
• bugged
• itched
• burned (up)
• harassed
• piqued
• peeved
• gibed
• fretted
• perturbed
• chafed
• gnawed (at)
• rasped
• grated
• hounded
• hacked (off)
• bedeviled
• agitated
• frosted
• got
• galled
• persecuted
• discomforted
• spited
• put out
• narked
• dogged
• aggrieved
• hectored
• beleaguered
• terrorized
• browbeat
• harried
• hagrode

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of teased

When appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, the Canadian pop singer teased the single. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Phillip Gong Gong, my grandfather, teased her, chewing the gristly meat and semi-raw cabbage chunks. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Tesla’s latest event showcased its second-gen Roadster, a vehicle teased for almost a decade, with new capabilities such as flying short distances, driving upside down, and reaching 60 miles per hour in a second. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Moroney, Bryan and 19-year-old singer-songwriter Ty Myers were teased as being part of the lineup in an impromptu drone show over Tower Bridge Wednesday night. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

With two sections framing her face in the front, the back half of her head was teased and tangled into a little bouffant lift at the crown. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

On Sunday, the gallery teased New Bond Street with a larger-than-life facade featuring Depp’s art, which is on display from today through to November 15. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The five stars teased the project with parodies of their characters in a promo video. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

Between these endpoints of hate and love came an hour-long C-SPAN broadcast, on November 30, 1993, in which the men quarrelled, teased, and fielded calls. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026