🔄 Synonyms of "Teasing"
19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| vexatious | Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome. |
| vexingnoun | Causing annoyance or pain; irritating. |
| playful | liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive. |
| seductive | Attractive, alluring, tempting. |
| gallingnoun | Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness. |
| quizzical | Questioning or suggesting puzzlement. |
| nettlesome | (of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome. |
| teaseverb | (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way. |
| pesky | (informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child). |
| pestiferous | containing organisms that cause contagious diseases |
| mockingnoun | derisive or contemptuous |
| bothersome | Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity. |
| disagreeablenoun | Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing. |
| annoyingnoun | Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. |
| plaguy | Alternative spelling of plaguey. [Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.] |
| pesteringnoun | An act or instance of annoying somebody. |
| irritating | Causing irritation, annoyance or pain. |
| plaguey | Causing annoyance or bother; irritating. |
| comb-outnoun | An act of combing out hair. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Teasing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mockingnoun | derisive or contemptuous |
| playful | liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive. |
| pesteringnoun | An act or instance of annoying somebody. |
| pesky | (informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child). |
| annoyingnoun | Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. |
| plaguy | Alternative spelling of plaguey. [Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.] |
| irritating | Causing irritation, annoyance or pain. |
| nettlesome | (of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome. |
| bothersome | Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity. |
| vexingnoun | Causing annoyance or pain; irritating. |
| vexatious | Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome. |
| gallingnoun | Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness. |
| seductive | Attractive, alluring, tempting. |
| disagreeablenoun | Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing. |
| quizzical | Questioning or suggesting puzzlement. |
| plaguey | Causing annoyance or bother; irritating. |
| pestiferous | containing organisms that cause contagious diseases |
| comb-outnoun | An act of combing out hair. |
| tauntingnoun | Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. |
| kiddingnoun | The action of the verb kid. |
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