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

Boox teased the Picco, its take on the buzzy Xteink X4 e-reader, back in July, but provided almost no details. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2026

At the time, Earle only teased her potential response to Cooper, but has publicly remained mostly silent about the conflict until now. — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Bullock has teased that a third Practical Magic could happen if the sequel performs well. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Enter the Shark Pinch boot, teased on the fall 2026 ready-to-wear runway in Paris earlier this year. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

But the company has also teased one luxury feature worth getting excited about—a crotch vent. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

This isn't the first time Ford has teased images of the Fathom. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Sandra Bullock teased that her two children make cameos in her new movie Practical Magic 2. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

West first teased the album in March 2020, initially targeting a summer release, just as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the music industry and the rhythms of live performance. — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026