tantalizer
One who teases
A tantalizer is something or someone that tantalizes—that tempts or teases with something desirable but out of reach.
The word carries the frustration of wanting what you can't quite have: The smell of fresh bread was a tantalizer for the hungry children.
A tantalizer offers a glimpse or taste without satisfaction.
Something that piques interest
- flirtPlayfully attract attention
- coquetteTeasing, insincere charmer
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- minxFlirtatious, impudent girl
tempter · temptress · tormentor · provoker · baiter · taunter · gadfly · imp
Urge toward the unwise
- enticementSomething that attracts
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
magnetism · enchantment · captivation · irresistibility · beguilement · spellbinding · mesmerizing · bewitching
Cannot be accessed
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- out of reachBeyond one's grasp
- so closeAlmost achieved, but not
- elusivenessQuality of escaping grasp
denial · withholding · Tantalus · torture · torment · agony · teasing · maddening
teaser
Something that piques interest
- flirtPlayfully attract attention
- coquetteTeasing, insincere charmer
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
minx · tempter · temptress · tormentor · provoker · baiter · taunter · gadfly · imp · mischief-maker
temptation
Urge toward the unwise
- enticementSomething that attracts
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
fascination · magnetism · enchantment · captivation · irresistibility · beguilement · spellbinding · mesmerizing · bewitching · siren call
unreachable
Cannot be accessed
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- out of reachBeyond one's grasp
- so closeAlmost achieved, but not
elusiveness · denial · withholding · Tantalus · torture · torment · agony · teasing · maddening · exasperating
tantalizerdampener
Thing that reduces force
discourager · suppressant · extinguisher · killjoy · buzzkill
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