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
• rid
• joshed
• chaffed
• rallied
• rode
• bantered
• jived
• goofed on
• fooled
• took the mickey out of
• jested
• quipped
• strung along
• wisecracked
• funned
• jollied
• yucked
• 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
• rode
• heckled
• tortured
• hassled
• needled
• hazed
• rid
• plagued
• picked on
• irritated
• bullied
• jeered
• troubled
• made game of
• tried
• tested
• derided
• irked
• pestered
• nagged
• disturbed
• badgered
• tormented
• riled
• harassed
• griped
• ruffled
• goaded
• vexed
• exasperated
• aggravated
• bugged
• nettled
• itched
• burnt (up)
• burned (up)
• jibed
• piqued
• peeved
• gibed
• fretted
• perturbed
• chafed
• gnawed (at)
• rasped
• hounded
• persecuted
• agitated
• grated
• hacked (off)
• bedeviled
• got
• frosted
• spited
• galled
• dogged
• discomforted
• narked
• put out
• hectored
• aggrieved
• beleaguered
• terrorized
• browbeat
• vext
• harried
• hagrode