Influence and Tease

Influence

Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

Show all Definitions

Tease and influence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Influence".

Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.

Show all Definitions

Influence and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Influence" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

Probably the biggest ship tease was in the last episode of Rei, where Rena confesses to Keiichi under the influence of two magatama that work like a love potion.

Source: Ship Tease / Anime and Manga
Knuckles has become noticeably sulky and a lot more hot-tempered than his past portrayals thanks to the influence of Sonic X, and the fact that characters like Sonic and Rouge tease him constantly doesn't help matters.

Source: Video Game / Sonic Battle
Show begins taking heavy influence from The X-Files and is the first to introduce explicit romance between the Doctor and his companion (although Tom Baker and Pertwee had both dabbled in Ship Tease).

Source: Retool / Live-Action Television

Cite this Source

Tease and Influence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/tease

Influence & Tease. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/tease>.

Tease or Influence. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/tease.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "influence" and "tease" have occurred on timeline