Synonyms for teasing
teas·ing

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1. tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalizationnoun

   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, tease, vamp, comb-out, tantalization, prickteaser, flirt, vexer, coquette, ribbing, annoyer

   Antonyms:
   unseductive, serious, agreeable, unplayful, sober

2. teasingnoun

   playful vexation

   "the parody was just a form of teasing"

   Synonyms:
   tantalization, comb-out, ribbing, tease

   Antonyms:
   unseductive, sober, agreeable, unplayful, serious

3. comb-out, teasingadjective

   the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

   Synonyms:
   tantalization, comb-out, ribbing, tease

   Antonyms:
   unseductive, agreeable, serious, unplayful, sober

4. mocking, teasing, quizzicaladjective

   playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

   "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell

   Synonyms:
   nettlesome, derisive, annoying, plaguy, vexing, gibelike, galling, taunting, bothersome, jeering, plaguey, questioning, pestiferous, vexatious, pesky, quizzical, mocking, pestering, irritating

   Antonyms:
   serious, unplayful, agreeable, unseductive, sober

5. teasingadjective

   arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it

   "her lazy teasing smile"

   Synonyms:
   pesky, irritating, pestering, nettlesome, bothersome, plaguey, quizzical, galling, annoying, plaguy, mocking, vexing, pestiferous, vexatious

   Antonyms:
   agreeable, unseductive, serious, unplayful, sober

6. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexingadjective

   causing irritation or annoyance

   "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

   Synonyms:
   irritating, exasperating, corruptive, pestilential, petulant, bothersome, mocking, galling, pestilent, cranky, perversive, pesky, scratchy, pestiferous, pettish, nettlesome, dirty, vexing, painful, irritable, plaguey, quizzical, peevish, irritative, plaguy, maddening, infuriating, annoying, tetchy, testy, fractious, techy, vexatious, pestering, peckish

   Antonyms:
   agreeable, unplayful, serious, unseductive, sober

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1. • Harassment
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1. joking

   Submitted by ryan_1 on December 28, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "teasing":

   hassling, bothering, out-girling

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1. Rebecca Puhl:

   When we asked open-ended questions about people's experiences of weight stigma from family members, it was often really harsh criticism, teasing, making fun of them, those ranged from calling them fat or' thunder thighs' to making statements that they will never find anyone to date them because of their weight -- really disparaging comments that have a long-term impact.

2. Ted Cruz:

   Teasing the media machine that’s been following his every move, Gov. Scott Walker said he would have a major announcement Wednesday morning. Then he pulled an April Fool's joke. Itstarted with this tweetat 9 a.m. Then at 10 a.m., hetweeted this.

3. Daniel Borochoff:

   It's like you're teasing the charities, they think: 'They gave us a little; maybe if we ask, they'll give us a lot.'.

4. Jason Lewis:

   This is such a boon to lawyers everywhere, they can sue school districts for not preventing Billy from teasing Susie.

5. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

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