Tease

/tiːz/

Synonyms for "tease" (360 found)

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Closest matches (72)

Noun(14 words)

coquette flirt ribbing annoyer arouse backcomb badinagebait and lurebaits bantering banters carding chaffing chaffs

actor aggravate annoy annoyer appealapply pressureartful dodgerattract badger badgerer baffle bafflement bait balk bamboozler banterbe atbe attractivebeckon bedevil

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befuddler beguiler beleaguer beset besiegebetrayed hopebilk blandishblasted expectationblighted hopeblow bother bristlebrown offbuffet bug bully bullyragburn upbuttonhole cajole casanovacast downchaff charmer chivy coax

Verb(11 words)

archest badger bait baited bantered beleaguer bug card carded chaffed cod

Strong matches (108)

comedown counterfeiter crosscruel disappointmentdashdashed hopedeceiver defeatdefeat expectationdeluder deride devil disappoint disappointment discomfiture discompose disillusion disillusionment dissatisfaction dissatisfy

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dissembler dissimulator distemper disturb dodger dogdon juandouble dealerdouble-dealerdrive maddrive up the walldun duper enchanter engage entrancer exasperate exerciseexert pressurefailure fakerfallen countenancefash fetch fiasco fizzle foil foiling fool fooler forgerforlorn hopefrustrate frustrationgay deceiverget gibe gnaw goad gripe guy harass harasser harrier harrow harry have haze heckle heckler hector hoaxerhope deferredhound hypnotizer importune interest invite irk irritate jape jest jilt jilter

Noun(15 words)

coquet coquettes coquetting dallier excite flirting fooling footsies hackles imps jab jabbing jest jesting jibe

Verb(9 words)

coquetted dallies dally flirted flirts fluff jabbed japed jested

Related words (180)

jive joke joker jokester jolly josh kid kidder laugh leg-pullerlet downletdown machiavel machiavelli machiavellian manipulate mesmerizer miff mirage misleader

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molest nagnag atneedle nettle nudnik nudzh nuisance parody peeve persecute persecutor pest pester pesterer pickpick onpique plagiarist plagiarizer plague plaguer play playactorpluck the beardply poke potherpractical jokerpress pressure provoke pull pushput onrag ragger rally razz rib ride ridicule rile roast roilrole playerrole-player ruffle sadist scoff seduce seducer setbacksore disappointmentspoofer sport summon tantalization tantalize taunt teaser tempt thwart tickle titillate torment tormentor toytry the patiencetweak the nosetwit urge vex wheedlewhet the appetitewinkle workwork onworry

Noun(54 words)

joke jokes jokester joking jollying joshing kid kidding kids minx minxes mock needling pick poke pokes preview prickteaser ragging rags

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Verb(25 words)

joked joshed joshes kidded loosen needled pester rag rally razz ribbed ride skylarked sledged tantalise tantalize tantalized tantalizes taunttease apart

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trifled twit twitted wisecracked yanks

Adjective(2 words)

ragged tantalizing

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5 relation types

More general

47 entries

adult femaleadvertising contentbedevil behavior bemock blackguardchange surfacecombcomb outcommunication actcontrol crucify disentangle dun frustrate guy

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More specific

21 entries

backcombing banterbrand teasercliffhanger coquette flirt joke jokester joshlaunch trailermovie teaserpartial revealprankster previewproduct teaserraillery

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Collocations

12 entries

light teaseplayful teaseproduct teasertease a responsetease aparttease curiositytease hairtease informationtease outteaser adteaser campaignteasing remark

Inflections

3 entries

teased teases teasing

Derivations

3 entries

teaser teasing teasingly

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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She's a tease.

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Don't tease me.

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You're a tease.

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Don't tease Tom.

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