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

As of now, On does not sell soccer boots, although Mbappé has already teased a prototype in matches. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Audrey Niffenegger has long teased the sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife, featuring Clare and Henry’s Chrono-Displaced daughter Alba and her two husbands—Oliver, a time traveler like her, and Zach, existing in linear time. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Projections of silhouettes walking across the walls teased the upcoming show for roughly half an hour as guests were seated in their corresponding sections. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Impossible and reuniting with William and Princess Kate at the recent London Digger premiere and also teased Top Gun 3. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Additionally, Batra revealed the theme for Season 2 and teased what is to come. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Another style teased by Anderson on social media was a T-strap sandal with a vertical strap of gold letters reading Dior. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

During the event, Hargitay — who has played Olivia Benson on SVU since 1999 — teased Meloni’s return even further. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

And indeed, the show was teased with a trashy image—a picture of a New York City street lined with waste during the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, that is. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026