Need another word that means the same as “teasing”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “teasing” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Teasing” are: mocking, quizzical, annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, vexatious, vexing, ribbing, tantalization, tease, comb-out
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “teasing” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| comb-out | The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb. |
| ribbing | A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant. He took a good deal of ribbing with the utmost good humour. |
| tantalization | The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. |
| tease | Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity. She couldn t resist a gentle tease. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “teasing” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| annoying | Causing irritation or annoyance. Annoying habits. |
| bothersome | Annoying; troublesome. Most childhood stomach aches though bothersome aren t serious. |
| galling | Causing irritation or annoyance. It would be galling to lose your job because of a dispute with a customer. |
| irritating | Causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger. An irritating child. |
| mocking | Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. Her mocking smile. |
| nettlesome | Causing irritation or annoyance. Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen. |
| pesky | Causing irritation or annoyance. A pesky mosquito. |
| pestering | Causing irritation or annoyance. Swarms of pestering gnats. |
| pestiferous | Constituting a nuisance; very annoying. The pestiferous area around the prison. |
| plaguey | Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease. Plaguey fevers. |
| plaguy | Troublesome or annoying. It was crazy to hope that good might come out of this plaguy mess. |
| quizzical | Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)- Lawrence Durrell. She gave me a quizzical look. |
| vexatious | Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry. A vexatious child. |
| vexing | Causing irritation or annoyance. The most vexing questions for policymakers. |
| annoying | The act of troubling or annoying someone. Tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork. |
| banter | Be silly or tease one another. The men bantered with the waitresses. |
| bothersome | Annoying; troublesome. Most childhood stomach aches though bothersome aren t serious. |
| bug | A concealed miniature microphone, used for secret eavesdropping or recording. They cleaned out the bugs and wiretaps. |
| charade | A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades. Talk of unity was nothing more than a charade. |
| derision | Contemptuous laughter. My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief. |
| derisive | Expressing contempt or ridicule. He gave a harsh derisive laugh. |
| disrespectful | Showing a lack of respect or courtesy; impolite. Remarks disrespectful of the law. |
| galling | Causing irritation or annoyance. Found it galling to have to ask permission. |
| heckle | Comb with a heckle. Heckle hemp or flax. |
| hoot | Of an owl utter a hoot. She began to hoot with laughter. |
| insult | A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act. He saw the book as a deliberate insult to the Church. |
| irritate | Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. Irritate the glands of a leaf. |
| irritating | (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite. Bites of black flies are more than irritating they can be very painful. |
| jeer | Shout rude and mocking remarks at (someone. The taunts and jeers of my classmates. |
| mock | The act of mocking or ridiculing. Opposition MPs mocked the government s decision. |
| mockery | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way. Stung by her mockery Frankie hung his head. |
| mocking | Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)- Lawrence Durrell. He got jeers and mocking laughter as he addressed the marchers. |
| nuisance | A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance. It s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house. |
| parody | Make a parody of. His speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction. |
| persiflage | Light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter. An air of persiflage. |
| pesky | Causing irritation or annoyance. A pesky younger brother. |
| pester | Annoy persistently. She constantly pestered him with telephone calls. |
| playfully | In a playful manner. Lily laughed and playfully slapped him across the chest. |
| ridicule | Subject to laughter or ridicule. His theory was ridiculed and dismissed. |
| scoff | Treat with contemptuous disregard. Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films. |
| spoof | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way. That meant that the Americans might not be able to jam or spoof his systems. |
| tease | Harass with persistent criticism or carping. Tease tissue for microscopic examinations. |
| travesty | Make a travesty of. The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice. |
| vexing | Extremely annoying or displeasing. It is vexing to have to admit you are wrong. |
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