tease
The word “tease” has 1 syllable: tease
It's pronounced as /tiz/
What is synonym and antonym for tease?
In the thesaurus, “tease” has 146 synonyms and 17 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for tease along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for tease
- accuser
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- agitate
- annoy
- annoyance
- annoyer
- assailant
- attacker
- badger
- bait
- baiter
- banter
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- belittler
- blamer
- bother
- browbeat
- bug
- bully
- chafe
- chaff
- deride
- derider
- detractor
- discomfort
- disturb
- disturber
- dog
- exasperate
- fool
- fret
- frost
- fun
- gadfly
- gag
- gall
- get
- gibe
- giber
- gnawer
- goad
- goof on
- grate
- gripe
- hagride
- harass
- harasser
- harrier
- harry
- hassle
- haze
- headache
- heckle
- heckler
- hector
- hound
- insulter
- interrupter
- interruptor
- irk
- irritate
- itch
- jape
- jeer
- jeerer
- jest
- jibe
- jiber
- jive
- joke
- jolly
- josh
- kid
- kidder
- lampooner
- make game of
- mock
- mocker
- molester
- nag
- nark
- needle
- needler
- nettle
- nudnick
- nudnik
- nuisance
- pain
- pain in the neck
- peeve
- persecute
- persecutor
- perturb
- pest
- pester
- pick on
- pique
- plague
- put out
- quip
- quiz
- quizzer
- rally
- rasp
- razz
- rib
- ride
- ridicule
- ridiculer
- rile
- roast
- ruffle
- satirist
- scoffer
- scorner
- smart alec
- smart aleck
- smartie
- smarty
- smarty-pants
- spite
- string along
- take the mickey out of
- taunt
- taunter
- teaser
- terrorize
- test
- torment
- tormenter
- tormentor
- torture
- torturer
- trash-talker
- trouble
- troublemaker
- try
- vex
- victimizer
- wise guy
- wiseacre
- wisecrack
- yuck
- yuk
Antonyms for tease
- bodyguard
- champion
- charmer
- comforter
- defender
- deliverer
- guard
- protector
- rescuer
- savior
- saviour
- smoothie
- smoothy
- solace
- solacer
- soother
- succorer
Meanings of tease
- noun
- One who teases.
- A single act of teasing.
- One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
- verb
- To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
- To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
- To back-comb.
- To poke fun at.
- To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
- To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
- To entice, tempt.
- To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
Example Sentences
- It's not nice to tease someone about their appearance.
- She used a comb to tease her hair for more volume.
- They love to tease each other, but it's all in good fun.
- The trailer was designed to tease the upcoming movie.
- He gave her a playful tease before revealing the surprise.
On this page you'll find 163 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tease, such as: accuser, aggravate, aggrieve, agitate, annoy, annoyance, annoyer.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
dabble
- amuse
- amuse oneself with
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dally
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eat
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- disquiet
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- enflame
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- frost
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- gnaw
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- gorge
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- gum
- hagride
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- have for
- heckle
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
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- insult
- irk
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- itch
- lap
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- lunch
- madden
- make pig of oneself
- masticate
- melt
- mess
- miff
- munch
- nag
- nark
- nettle
- nibble
- nosh
- nurse
- offend
- outrage
- overeat
- overfeed
- partake
- partake of
- peck at
- peeve
- persecute
- perturb
- pester
- pick
- picnic
- pig out
- pique
- plague
- polish off
- pork out
- provoke
- put away
- put down
- put out
- rankle
- rasp
- refresh
- regale
- relish
- repast
- rile
- roil
- rot
- rouse
- rub the wrong way
- ruffle
- ruin
- ruminate
- run through
- rust
- savor
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- scarf
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- spill
- spite
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- sup
- swallow
- swill
- take food
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- taste
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gadfly
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- harrier
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- interrupter
- interruptor
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- motivator
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- nuisance
- pain
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- persecutor
- pest
- plague
- prod
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- tease
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- tormenter
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- torturer
gaff
- accommodation
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- apprehend
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- appropriation
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- bamboozle
- beat
- beguile
- betray
- bilk
- bitch
- black box
- bleed
- bloomer
- blooper
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- blunder
- bobble
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- boo-boo
- boob
- booby trap
- book
- brace
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- brick
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- bungle
- burn
- bust
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- catch
- cheat
- chisel
- chouse
- clanger
- clinker
- clip
- collar
- commitment
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- confinement
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- cozen
- crime
- crimp
- deceive
- defraud
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- diddle
- dingbat
- discourtesy
- do
- do a number on
- do in
- doodad
- doohickey
- double-cross
- drop
- dupe
- error
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- exploit
- extort
- failing
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- false step
- familiarity
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- flimflam
- flub
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- hook
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- hose
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- humbug
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- idiot box
- implement
- imprison
- imprisonment
- improperness
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- inaccuracy
- incarcerate
- incarceration
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- indecorum
- indelicacy
- indiscretion
- infraction
- jail
- jailing
- jigger
- job
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- kick
- kid
- lapse
- lead one down the garden path
- lead one up the garden path
- machine
- machinery
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- milk
- misapprehension
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- misfire
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- outfit
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- preventive custody
- protective custody
- provisions
- pull
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- rook
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- screw
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- secure
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- sell a bill of goods to
- sequestering
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- short
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- sidetrack
- sin
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- skunk
- slip
- slip of the tongue
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- snag
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- snooker
- snow
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- stuff
- stumble
- suck in
- sucker
- supplies
- sweep
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- tab
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- take for a ride
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- whatchamacallit
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