1. (noun) tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
Synonyms: ribbing, vexer, mystifier, teasing, prickteaser, flirt, tease, tormentor, puzzle, coquette, annoyer, minx, vamp, puzzler, vamper, teaser, tantalization, tormenter
2. (noun) coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Synonyms: ribbing, vexer, prickteaser, flirt, tease, teasing, coquette, flirtation, annoyer, minx, coquetry, vamp, vamper, teaser, tantalization, flirting, toying, dalliance
3. (verb) tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalization
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
Synonyms: teaser, minx, vamper, teasing, tease, vamp, comb-out, tantalization, prickteaser, flirt, vexer, coquette, ribbing, annoyer
4. (verb) tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
annoy persistently
Synonyms: bait, badger, taunt, surround, tease, fluff, loosen, tap, wiretap, circumvent, bug, twit, tease apart, intercept, cod, tantalize, tantalise, besiege, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, hem in, pester, rally
5. (verb) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
harass with persistent criticism or carping
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, tease, 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, bug
6. (verb) tease
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
Synonyms: bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rally
7. (verb) tease
tear into pieces
Synonyms: bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rally
8. (verb) tease
raise the nap of (fabrics)
Synonyms: bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rally
9. (verb) tease, tease apart, loosen
disentangle and raise the fibers of
Synonyms: bait, badger, taunt, tease, fluff, loosen, undo, loose, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, relax, untie, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rally
10. (verb) tease, card
separate the fibers of
Synonyms: bait, badger, taunt, tease, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rally
11. (verb) tease
mock or make fun of playfully
Synonyms: bait, badger, taunt, fluff, loosen, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rally
12. (verb) tease, fluff
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
Synonyms: botch, badger, bungle, tease, 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, fuck up, bollix, twit, bodge, bollocks up
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Synonyms and Antonyms of tease 
