TEASER Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

teaser

noun

ˈtē-zər

Definition of teaser

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

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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

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Recent Examples of teaser Crossword puzzles and brain teasers have long been touted as ways to keep the mind sharp. — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 July 2026 The nearly two-minute teaser opens by revisiting the skepticism that greeted Oasis’ improbable reunion announcement in 2024. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 July 2026 The podcast teaser came just hours after guests were seen arriving at Madison Square Garden for what is believed to be Travis and Taylor Swift's rehearsal dinner. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The teaser opens with a young Jean Valjean enduring the brutal years of his imprisonment before fast-forwarding to his new life and the inevitable pursuit by Inspector Javert, played by Tahar Rahim. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for teaser

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Noun

What begins as misjudgment, the official synopsis teases, spirals through human conflict into tragedy on a cosmic scale.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
Dancehall sounds like a tease in the dead of winter.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

Definition of tease

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This is a nuisance for many people who are using generative AI purely to draft text.

— Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The city of Fort Worth is asking a Tarrant County court to declare an East Lancaster Avenue motel a common nuisance, and force its ownership to fix what the city alleges are years of persistent criminal activity.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of nuisance

Noun

Other potential pest ant species found in California include odorous house ants, pavement ants, pharaoh ants, southern fire ants, and carpenter ants.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Orkin treats a wider variety of pests, including bedbugs and wildlife, and offers additional home maintenance services.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of pest

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