Synonyms of teaser

teaser

noun

ˈtē-zər 

1

as in tease

a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another

the teasers were never satisfied until they had caused their victim to burst into tears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• torturer
• harasser
• tormentor
• quiz
• attacker
• needler
• quizzer
• mocker
• heckler
• ridiculer
• taunter
• victimizer
• baiter
• persecutor
• accuser
• assailant
• insulter
• detractor
• wise guy
• smart aleck
• scoffer
• derider
• scorner
• jeerer
• giber
• smarty
• pest
• wiseacre
• belittler
• kidder
• troublemaker
• satirist
• lampooner
• smarty-pants
• disturber
• trash-talker
• blamer
• molester
• bother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• guard
• protector
• defender
• savior
• rescuer
• deliverer
• solace
• comforter
• bodyguard
• champion
• soother
• succorer

2

as in nuisance

one who is obnoxiously annoying

he was by nature a teaser, someone who kept testing people to see if they could calmly bear his put-downs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• nuisance
• annoyance
• annoyer
• pest
• pain in the neck
• bother
• gadfly
• pain
• headache
• persecutor
• gnawer
• nudnik
• plague
• interrupter
• harrier
• tormentor
• torturer
• heckler
• harasser
• molester
• hassle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charmer
• comforter
• soother
• smoothy
• solacer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of teaser

Grand Theft Auto 6, which has its own Netflix teaser that was released on Thursday, features new characters and plot lines. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

On Wednesday, Peacock also dropped a teaser for the season eight reunion (below), which was filmed in front of a live audience earlier this month. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

The first tangible milestone arrived this summer with the opening of a new Nobu restaurant in the Eastown District of New Cairo, offering diners a teaser of the brand ahead of the future Nobu Hotel (set to open next year). — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Samsung’s own teaser for the Galaxy S26 FE suggests MyFanCam and Horizontal Lock are coming to that device, which suggests Samsung isn’t reserving those features exclusively for the S26 flagship line. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026