Tease and Thwart

Tease

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

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

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

Thwart

Thwart verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Tease and thwart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Thwart".

Nearby Words: thwarted, thwarting

Common collocations

people tease people thwart people
time tease time thwart time
brother tease brother thwart brother
cat tease cat thwart cat
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