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

The critically and commercially adored animated series from creators Amber Noizumi and Michael Green will return for season 2 in January, according to a new teaser that sees the comeback of Mizu (Maya Erskine) on her travels in London. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

According to Know Your Meme, the song became a trend even before its official release, as people used a teaser to make videos. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

In the midst of Emmy campaigning for the second season, the show just dropped a teaser for its third season. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Take a look at the first teaser for Season 3, plus some new images, below. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026