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

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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

Even though the chat took place at the Javits Center, where New York Comic Con will be held over the next few days, the point of the session was not plot teases or fan service. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

The final exchange is honestly the strangest and teases what’s in store for this week’s SNL episode. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Even in the age of algorithms, short attention spans and TikTok teases, Warren Buffett continued to profit with his patient bargain-hunting approach while offering folksy advice on investing and life. — Josh Funk, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Aside from stray showers, most of Tuesday teases with sunny skies and drier air. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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

Verb

The trailer for the show, which Vulture is exclusively premiering, teases two separate family dramas behind the scenes in the show’s version of the Cleveland Browns. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

Transitions are constant both within and between songs, most of which include an interlude or coda that teases the next track. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

To manage it, one finger teases the strands apart while the others hold the tension. — New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

The trailer teases just how far The New Stanford Prison Experiment participants will go when given power. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

The trailer teases Gunn in his futuristic home world inhabited by humans and aliens. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Elsewhere, the trailer teases tension between Kourtney and the rest of the family. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

That’s namely all the interlude chapters — police reports, 911 calls, courtroom transcripts, newspaper clippings, and scientific research into the telekinetic gene that collectively teases a larger world. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

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