Synonyms & Antonyms : Tease
Tease
( Verb )
She
teased her father about his bald head.
Synonyms:
Irritate
Chafe
Provoke
Bait
Goad
Pester
Taunt
Vex
Plague
Torment
Annoy
Contextual Examples:
The rash decisions of my partners in business are irritating me these days.
The passengers sat
chafing at the long delay of train.
If you
provoke the dog, it will attack you.
Continued unemployment greatly
vexed me.
Extremists and terrorists
plagued some parts of the country last year with violence.
Antonyms:
Hush
Compose
Conciliate
Appease
Calm
Mollify
Contextual Examples:
The corrupt officer tried to
hush up the case of smuggling against the accused.
I never lose my
composure, come what may.
He has developed an attitude of
conciliation with adverse circumstances.
The management has adopted a policy of
appeasement towards the agitating workers in order to keep production going.
The manager
calmed down the workers, by offering a 10% increase in the salary of each worker.
This
soothed the resentment of the workers.
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