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

With just eight days of elite training back under her belt, Lee posted a quick teaser of training footage from inside the gym. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The teaser offers fans their first glimpse of the returning ensemble cast, including Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan. — Kennedy French, Variety, 29 July 2026

The Oscar winner released the first teaser trailer for his second directorial debut Wednesday, giving fans a proper taste of his reimagining of one of the most beloved heist movies in film history, The Thomas Crown Affair. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

And on Wednesday, Amazon MGM Studios released the teaser trailer for the movie, which will arrive in theaters in March 2027. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026