teased
Poked fun at
Teased is the past tense of tease.
To tease someone is to make fun of them playfully or mockingly: She teased him about his haircut.
Teasing can be affectionate or cruel depending on context.
To tease also means to comb or backcomb hair for volume, or to pull apart fibers: She teased her hair before the party.
To tease something out is to extract it gradually: teasing out the implications of the data.
Mocked to provoke
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- mockedRidiculed or scorned
- jeeredMocked aloud, scornfully
- heckledVerbally disrupted a speaker
derided · scorned · jibed · sneered · lampooned · parodied · satirized · ribbed
Behaved amorously without seriousness
- dalliedIdled or delayed
- tantalizedTempted without fulfillment
- titillatedMildly aroused or excited
- enticedDrew toward with appeal
beguiled · led on · toyed with · seduced · allured · charmed · wooed · enchanted
Equipped to lure
- goadedIncited to action
- needledPersistently teased or provoked
- provokedCaused a reaction
- antagonizedActively turned against
irritated · annoyed · pestered · nagged · aggravated · wound up · riled · egged on
Styling hair against growth
- volumeAmount of space filled
- bouffantVoluminous teased hairstyle
- rattingInforming against associates
- beehiveHoneycomb housing structure
updo · styling · hairdo · mousse · hairspray · pompadour · coiffure · hairbrush
Subjected to severe distress
- harassedPersistently tormented
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
- intimidatedMade fearful by threat
humiliated · belittled · badgered · hounded · picked on · victimized · browbeat · tyrannized
taunted
Mocked to provoke
heckled · derided · scorned · jibed · sneered · lampooned · parodied · satirized · ribbed · roasted
flirted
Behaved amorously without seriousness
- dalliedIdled or delayed
- tantalizedTempted without fulfillment
- titillatedMildly aroused or excited
enticed · beguiled · led on · toyed with · seduced · allured · charmed · wooed · enchanted · captivated
baited
Equipped to lure
antagonized · irritated · annoyed · pestered · nagged · aggravated · wound up · riled · egged on · incited
backcombing
Styling hair against growth
beehive · updo · styling · hairdo · mousse · hairspray · pompadour · coiffure · hairbrush · texture
tormented
Subjected to severe distress
- harassedPersistently tormented
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
intimidated · humiliated · belittled · badgered · hounded · picked on · victimized · browbeat · tyrannized · oppressed
pulled apart
Forcibly separated into pieces
picked apart · frayed · disentangled · unknotted · untwisted · carded · plucked · parted · snagged · fibers
teasedpraised
Expressed approval of
complimented · comforted · consoled · encouraged · flattered
- tease outExtract with patience
- strip teaseProvocative undressing performance
- teased outExtracted with patience
- teasing outGradually extracting something hidden
- tease apart
- teased hairHair volumized by backcombing