Synonyms of teases

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noun

plural of tease

1

as in teasers

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

she can be a very cruel tease when she happens upon an unpopular girl who is easily hurt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teasers
• harassers
• torturers
• tormentors
• attackers
• mockers
• quizzes
• hecklers
• taunters
• victimizers
• ridiculers
• accusers
• persecutors
• baiters
• needlers
• quizzers
• assailants
• detractors
• insulters
• scorners
• scoffers
• wise guys
• smart alecks
• deriders
• jeerers
• wiseacres
• pests
• gibers
• troublemakers
• belittlers
• trash-talkers
• smarties
• satirists
• lampooners
• smarty-pants
• disturbers
• blamers
• bothers
• kidders
• molesters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• guards
• defenders
• protectors
• saviors
• deliverers
• rescuers
• comforters
• solaces
• champions
• bodyguards
• soothers
• succorers

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as in nuisances

one who is obnoxiously annoying

my youngest brother is a complete tease, following me around everywhere and aping my every move

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nuisances
• annoyers
• annoyances
• pests
• teasers
• pains
• bothers
• pains in the neck
• gnawers
• gadflies
• headaches
• persecutors
• nudniks
• plagues
• interrupters
• harriers
• hecklers
• tormentors
• torturers
• harassers
• molesters
• hassles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charmers
• smoothies
• comforters
• soothers
• solacers

teases

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tease

1

as in jokes

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

• jokes
• kids
• razzes
• ribs
• roasts
• joshes
• jives
• rides
• chaffs
• banters
• rallies
• goofs on
• takes the mickey out of
• quips
• jests
• fools
• strings along
• wisecracks
• gags
• funs
• jollies
• japes
• yuks

2

as in taunts

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taunts
• mocks
• bothers
• ridicules
• annoys
• rides
• tortures
• baits
• picks on
• hazes
• heckles
• irritates
• derides
• hassles
• tries
• needles
• plagues
• pesters
• makes game of
• troubles
• irks
• riles
• nags
• goads
• aggravates
• exasperates
• burns (up)
• chafes
• piques
• disturbs
• harasses
• itches
• jeers
• vexes
• tests
• torments
• spites
• gibes
• gripes
• gets
• ruffles
• bedevils
• perturbs
• bugs
• hacks (off)
• bullies
• gnaws (at)
• agitates
• browbeats
• frets
• peeves
• grates
• frosts
• persecutes
• rasps
• terrorizes
• aggrieves
• nettles
• puts out
• badgers
• narks
• beleaguers
• dogs
• discomforts
• galls
• harries
• hounds
• hectors
• hagrides

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of teases

Noun

Following a summer of pop-up performances and musical teases, Leon Bridges is getting closer to his next chapter. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

The end of Camp Rock 3 teases more could be on the way — and the Jonas Brothers are down to return. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

This extensive experience in planning may also turn Fiore into a groomzilla, Pasquarosa teases. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

In both cases, the assumption is the same—that theatergoers aren’t there for traditional superhero derring-do, only a cavalcade of Easter eggs and teases for upcoming installments to keep the Marvel gravy train running at full steam. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

A number of Reeves’ social media teases have included glimpses of snow. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

What begins as misjudgment, the official synopsis teases, spirals through human conflict into tragedy on a cosmic scale. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026

They are all stuffed into selections from the adults-only section of a Spirit Halloween store and made to perform amateur strip teases for their fellow Islanders — all strapped to heart-rate monitors — to see who can raise whose heart rate the most. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026

During that time, Flair and Ripley have largely been on the same page, but there have been plenty of teases of tension as well. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Verb

The film teases a more intimate connection between the pair throughout but frustratingly walks back from advancing this development as anything more than a tantalizing possibility. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Setting the story in 1990 — already up to early 1991 by midseason — teases certain upcoming historical signposts, especially with tensions with the police already simmering. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026

From there, the trailer teases the emotional core beneath the action. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

The post teases a larger campaign between James and Polymarket focused on football, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke to CNBC on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. — Lillian Rizzo,jessica Golden, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Davidson teases that Lawrence will make recurring cameos on the series, suggesting that the tables have now turned between the rivals, as the series is set in the present day and accounts for Lawrence’s own star power. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The special included 27 minutes of content that revealed cinematic and gameplay scenes throughout the fictional Vice City and teases the overall narrative of the game. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

The trailer also teases additional confrontation between Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt, the latter of whom is leaving the series after Season 5. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Trump teases Karoline Leavitt replacement Why is Karoline Leavitt leaving the White House? — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026