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Synonyms for tease
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
tease
One may be annoyed by the well-meaning awkwardness of a servant, irritated by a tight shoe or a thoughtless remark, vexed at some careless neglect or needless misfortune, wounded by the ingratitude of child or friend. To tease is to give some slight and perhaps playful annoyance. Aggravate in the sense of offend is colloquial. To provoke, literally to call out or challenge, is to begin a contest; one provokes another to violence. To affront is to offer some defiant offense or indignity, as it were, to one's face; it is somewhat less than to insult. Compare PIQUE.
Synonyms:
affront, aggravate, annoy, displease, exasperate, insult, irritate, offend, provoke, vex, woundAntonyms:
conciliate, content, gratify, honor, please
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Princeton's WordNet
tease, teaser, annoyer, vexernoun
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
Synonyms:
ribbing, vexer, mystifier, teasing, prickteaser, flirt, tormentor, puzzle, coquette, annoyer, minx, vamp, puzzler, vamper, teaser, tantalization, tormentercoquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteasernoun
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Synonyms:
ribbing, vexer, prickteaser, flirt, teasing, coquette, flirtation, annoyer, minx, coquetry, vamp, vamper, teaser, tantalization, flirting, toying, dalliancetease, teasing, ribbing, tantalizationverb
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
"he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
Synonyms:
teaser, minx, vamper, teasing, vamp, comb-out, tantalization, prickteaser, flirt, vexer, coquette, ribbing, annoyertease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguerverb
annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
Synonyms:
bait, badger, taunt, surround, fluff, loosen, tap, wiretap, circumvent, bug, twit, tease apart, intercept, cod, tantalize, tantalise, besiege, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, hem in, pester, rallytease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, rideverb
harass with persistent criticism or carping
"The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Synonyms:
sit, depend on, get at, reproof, mobilise, chide, bait, rile, dun, cod, razz, crucify, bedevil, reprimand, lambaste, mobilize, devil, drive, badger, get to, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat up, gull, trounce, taunt, fool, berate, chew up, rebound, lecture, drum up, nark, rag, depend upon, card, torment, ride, tease apart, dress down, irritate, tantalize, rally, befool, turn on, come up, remonstrate, hinge on, mount, pester, call up, take in, jaw, rebuke, nettle, fluff, vex, beleaguer, lambast, dupe, put on, bother, gravel, take to task, muster up, devolve on, summon, bawl out, slang, muster, call on the carpet, twit, put one across, loosen, have words, put one over, chafe, scold, call down, hinge upon, bugteaseverb
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
"The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"
Synonyms:
bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rallyteaseverb
tear into pieces
"tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
Synonyms:
bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rallyteaseverb
raise the nap of (fabrics)
Synonyms:
bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rallytease, tease apart, loosenverb
disentangle and raise the fibers of
"tease wool"
Synonyms:
bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, undo, loose, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, relax, untie, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rallytease, cardverb
separate the fibers of
"tease wool"
Synonyms:
bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rallyteaseverb
mock or make fun of playfully
"the flirting man teased the young woman"
Synonyms:
bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rallytease, fluffverb
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
Synonyms:
botch, badger, bungle, muck up, mishandle, bumble, botch up, tantalise, blow, screw up, rally, loosen, bug, fumble, flub, ball up, ruffle, bollocks, ride, bait, card, razz, spoil, muff, tantalize, tease apart, cod, louse up, mess up, taunt, beleaguer, foul up, rag, fluff, bobble, pester, bollix up, bollix, twit, bodge, bollocks up
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tease
Synonyms:
Cock tease, see there
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#414 | card | |
#737 | drive | |
#2043 | bug | |
#2206 | mount | |
#2540 | blow | |
#2968 | ride | |
#3714 | sit | |
#4316 | lecture | |
#4785 | puzzle | |
#5005 | worry | |
#5117 | devil | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5985 | cod | |
#6609 | rally | |
#6781 | relax | |
#6828 | tap | |
#7585 | fool | |
#8297 | surround | |
#8719 | undo | |
#9117 | wound | |
#9429 | rebound | |
#9936 | bother | |
#12207 | hassle | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#13704 | bait | |
#14387 | jaw | |
#15784 | plague | |
#15810 | rag | |
#16122 | gull | |
#16228 | badger | |
#17420 | tease | |
#17766 | insult | |
#18579 | flirt | |
#18580 | slang | |
#19524 | dun | |
#19862 | intercept | |
#20785 | annoy | |
#21074 | teasing | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#22259 | toying | |
#23000 | teaser | |
#23039 | offend | |
#23336 | disturb | |
#26899 | provoke | |
#26944 | bobble | |
#27038 | muster | |
#28499 | mobilize | |
#28828 | bumble | |
#29109 | flirting | |
#29210 | torment | |
#29505 | summon | |
#29528 | loosen | |
#29630 | fluff | |
#30892 | fumble | |
#33891 | circumvent | |
#33911 | muff | |
#34128 | harass | |
#34665 | vamp | |
#34901 | ruffle | |
#42240 | nettle | |
#42659 | wiretap | |
#44368 | reprimand | |
#45992 | rebuke | |
#46000 | dupe | |
#47688 | irritate | |
#48805 | cupcake | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#50234 | razz | |
#50948 | minx | |
#53610 | bollocks | |
#53644 | taunt | |
#54523 | vex | |
#55038 | aggravate | |
#60040 | mobilise | |
#62512 | twit | |
#62754 | affront | |
#63134 | bungle | |
#65395 | puzzler | |
#73551 | scold | |
#78110 | ribbing | |
#80021 | crucify | |
#80044 | untie | |
#81303 | coquette | |
#82178 | flirtation | |
#85205 | languish | |
#88051 | tormentor | |
#90108 | pester | |
#90291 | chafe | |
#104177 | botch | |
#105484 | reproof | |
#116298 | berate | |
#126122 | chide | |
#127183 | rile | |
#132236 | displease | |
#141616 | besiege | |
#142140 | dalliance | |
#144808 | trounce | |
#148246 | tantalize | |
#216211 | bedevil | |
#220019 | flub | |
#227873 | exasperate | |
#231498 | nark | |
#231784 | bodge | |
#235554 | remonstrate | |
#271465 | coquetry | |
#284627 | lambaste | |
#304391 | lambast | |
#315643 | mishandle | |
#321242 | tantalise |
How to use tease in a sentence?
Are they under a lot of stress? Are they drinking huge amounts of caffeine and then not sleeping? Maybe they’re not exercising very much, and we know that exercise promotes good quality sleep, it’s hard to tease out all the factors that might contribute.
Essentially, we were able to tease out details of the emergence of the modern world - the age of mammals - from the ashes of the age of the dinosaurs.
We all tease him about his multiple appearances on TV and his celebrity status, but I think this is sort of a return to the core of what he's done for most of his career.
I loved the desert environment since I was a kid. I used to go on safaris and camps all the time, but being able to race in the desert gives me a special rush and joy, when I first started racing, male drivers used to tease me ... But now, I get really good feedback from them. They are usually very excited about my achievements and they constantly encourage me.
Elizabeth Scala -LRB- @swiftieprof -RRB-:
I want to take what Taylor Swift fans can already do at a sophisticated level, tease it out for them a bit with a different vocabulary, and then show them how, in fact, Taylor Swift draws on richer literary traditions in Read MoreStudents songwriting, both topically but also formally in terms of how Read MoreStudents uses references, metaphors, and clever manipulations of words, i'll be showing students that these operations and interpretive moves one makes when reading Read MoreStudents songs are appropriate to all forms of writing.
Translations for tease
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- يغيظArabic
- pentinarCatalan, Valencian
- škádlit, vtipálekCzech
- drille, drillepindDanish
- necken, aufziehen, reizen, verführen, auf den Arm nehmen, verarschen, hänseln, provozieren, hecheln, kämmenGerman
- burlarse, tentar, embromar, peinar, cardar, incitar, molestar, tomar el pelo, alborotar, provocarSpanish
- کسی را دست انداختنPersian
- kiusoitella, kiusata, vietellä, houkutella, viekoitella, ärsyttää, härnätäFinnish
- taquinerFrench
- tarraing àScottish Gaelic
- चिढ़ानाHindi
- ugrat, bosszantHungarian
- menggodaIndonesian
- sedurre, tentare, stuzzicare, burlarsi, provocare, pettinare, cardareItalian
- לְהַקְנִיטHebrew
- ちょっかいを出す, 誘う, からかうJapanese
- ಕೀಟಲೆ ಮಾಡುKannada
- 찍접거리다, 놀리다Korean
- VEXOLatin
- прима́мува, закача, за́кача, за́дева, задеваMacedonian
- കളിയാക്കുകMalayalam
- plagenDutch
- plageNorwegian
- droczyć sięPolish
- zombar, cardar, provocar, tirar sarro, seduzir, irritar, pentear, provocação, caçoar, tentarPortuguese
- şicanaRomanian
- мани́ть, начёсывать, поддра́знивать, провоци́ровать, зама́нивать, дразнить, надоеда́ть, дразни́ть, чеса́тьRussian
- provocirati, izazivati, zadirkivatiSerbo-Croatian
- kamma, karda, retaSwedish
- கேலிTamil
- బాధించటంTelugu
- แซวThai
- kızdırmakTurkish
- چڑھاوUrdu
- trêu chọcVietnamese
- טיזYiddish
- 逗Chinese
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