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Synonyms for tease in English

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Detailed Synonyms for tease in English

tease:

to tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)

  1. to tease
    to tease; to bully; to antagonize; to pester; to harass; to provoke; to antagonise
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
    • bully verb (bullies, bullied, bullying)
    • antagonize verb, American (antagonizes, antagonized, antagonizing)
    • pester verb (pesters, pestered, pestering)
    • harass verb (harasses, harassed, harassing)
    • provoke verb (provokes, provoked, provoking)
    • antagonise verb, British
  2. to tease
    to fool; to tease; to vex; to badger; to swindle; to trick; to hoax; to hoodwink
    • fool verb (fools, fooled, fooling)
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
    • badger verb (badgers, badgered, badgering)
    • swindle verb (swindles, swindled, swindling)
    • trick verb (tricks, tricked, tricking)
    • hoax verb (hoaxes, hoaxed, hoaxing)
    • hoodwink verb (hoodwinks, hoodwinked, hoodwinking)
  3. to tease
    to provoke; to tease
    • provoke verb (provokes, provoked, provoking)
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
  4. to tease
    – ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect 1
    to tease; to fluff
    – ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect 1
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
    • fluff verb (fluffs, fluffed, fluffing)
  5. to tease
    – mock or make fun of playfully 1
    to tease
    – mock or make fun of playfully 1
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
      • the flirting man teased the young woman1
  6. to tease
    – separate the fibers of 1
    to tease; card
    – separate the fibers of 1
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
      • tease wool1
    • card verb
  7. to tease
    – disentangle and raise the fibers of 1
    to tease; to loosen; tease apart
    – disentangle and raise the fibers of 1
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
      • tease wool1
    • loosen verb (loosens, loosened, loosening)
  8. to tease
    – raise the nap of (fabrics) 1
    to tease
    – raise the nap of (fabrics) 1
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
  9. to tease
    – tear into pieces 1
    to tease
    – tear into pieces 1
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
      • tease tissue for microscopic examinations1
  10. to tease
    – annoy persistently 1
    bug; to tease; to badger; to pester; beleaguer
    – annoy persistently 1
    • bug verb
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
      • The children teased the boy because of his stammer1
    • badger verb (badgers, badgered, badgering)
    • pester verb (pesters, pestered, pestering)
    • beleaguer verb
  11. to tease
    – to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them 1
    to tease
    – to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them 1
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
      • The advertisement is intended to tease the customers1
      • She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior1

Conjugations for tease:

present
  1. tease
  2. tease
  3. teases
  4. tease
  5. tease
  6. tease
simple past
  1. teased
  2. teased
  3. teased
  4. teased
  5. teased
  6. teased
present perfect
  1. have teased
  2. have teased
  3. has teased
  4. have teased
  5. have teased
  6. have teased
past continuous
  1. was teasing
  2. were teasing
  3. was teasing
  4. were teasing
  5. were teasing
  6. were teasing
future
  1. shall tease
  2. will tease
  3. will tease
  4. shall tease
  5. will tease
  6. will tease
continuous present
  1. am teasing
  2. are teasing
  3. is teasing
  4. are teasing
  5. are teasing
  6. are teasing
subjunctive
  1. be teased
  2. be teased
  3. be teased
  4. be teased
  5. be teased
  6. be teased
diverse
  1. tease!
  2. let's tease!
  5. teased
  6. teasing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

tease

  1. tease
    tease

tease [the ~] noun

  1. the tease
    – the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances 1
    the tease; the teasing; the tantalization; the ribbing
    – the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances 1
  2. the tease
    – a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men 1
    the tease; the flirt; the vamp; the vamper; the minx; the prickteaser; the coquette
    – a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men 1
  3. the tease
    – someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) 1
    the tease; the teaser; the vexer; the annoyer
    – someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) 1

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Related Definitions for "tease":

  1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances1
    • he ignored their teases1
  2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men1
  3. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)1
  4. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect1
  5. mock or make fun of playfully1
    • the flirting man teased the young woman1
  6. separate the fibers of1
    • tease wool1
  7. disentangle and raise the fibers of1
    • tease wool1
  8. raise the nap of (fabrics)1
  9. tear into pieces1
    • tease tissue for microscopic examinations1
  10. annoy persistently1
    • The children teased the boy because of his stammer1
  11. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them1
    • The advertisement is intended to tease the customers1
    • She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior1

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