Synonyms of tormentor

tormentor

noun

tȯr-ˈmen-tər 

variants also tormenter

as in tease

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

shocked by the news that his chief tormentor from elementary school had written a book about the dangers of bullying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• torturer
• harasser
• attacker
• persecutor
• victimizer
• heckler
• taunter
• mocker
• accuser
• needler
• baiter
• teaser
• quizzer
• assailant
• insulter
• ridiculer
• quiz
• detractor
• scorner
• scoffer
• pest
• troublemaker
• disturber
• wise guy
• smart aleck
• satirist
• molester
• wiseacre
• giber
• kidder
• blamer
• derider
• jeerer
• smarty
• trash-talker
• belittler
• smarty-pants
• lampooner
• bother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protector
• defender
• guard
• savior
• rescuer
• deliverer
• solace
• comforter
• champion
• bodyguard
• soother
• succorer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tormentor

Pedro Báez joined the Los Angeles pen in 2014 and assumed the role of Goldschmidt’s primary tormentor. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 May 2026

Brendan Carr, tormenter in chief of the broadcast networks, made his way around the room, as did Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO of Fox Corporation. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026

And the idea was to imply that even after Grace’s triumph, many more potential tormentors remained at large. — Anhar Karim, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026

Webb and San Francisco’s pitching staff will have to figure out how to slow down Linden’s Judge, the former Giants fan turned current Giants tormentor. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026