Definitions

teaser

[tee-zer] / ˈti zər /

NOUN

come on

Synonyms

STRONG

decoy inducement lure seduction temptation

Antonyms

STRONG

discouragement

NOUN

enigma

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conundrum puzzle

STRONG

bewilderment cliffhanger crux cryptogram grabber knot mystification parable perplexity problem puzzlement puzzler question riddle secret sphinx sticker stickler stumper twister why

WEAK

Gordian knot mind-boggler mind-twister question mark sixty-four dollar question tough nut to crack

NOUN

mystery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conundrum enigma problem question riddle secrecy subtlety thriller

STRONG

abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger crux cryptogram difficulty grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle perplexity poser puzzlement rebus rune sphinx stickler stumper twister whodunit why

WEAK

brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack

Antonyms

WEAK

known understanding

NOUN

perplexity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

puzzlement

STRONG

abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram difficulty enigma grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle poser problem puzzle puzzler question rebus riddle rune secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety thriller twister whodunit why

WEAK

brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack

Antonyms

STRONG

harmony

NOUN

problem

Synonyms

STRONG

bugaboo conundrum enigma example grabber illustration intricacy mystery poser puzzler query riddle stickler stumper twister

WEAK

brainteaser cliff-hanger mind-boggler sixty-four thousand dollar question

Antonyms

WEAK

good situation solution

NOUN

puzzler

Synonyms

STRONG

abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram difficulty enigma grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle perplexity poser problem puzzle puzzlement question rebus riddle rune secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety thriller twister whodunit why

WEAK

brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack

Antonyms

STRONG

harmony

NOUN

riddle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complexity conundrum dilemma enigma mystery puzzle quandary

STRONG

bewilderment charade complication confusion cryptogram distraction doubt embarrassment entanglement intricacy labyrinth maze mystification perplexity plight poser predicament problem puzzlement question rebus stickler strait stumper twister

WEAK

brain-twister closed book knotty question mind-boggler sixty-four dollar question tough nut to crack tough proposition

Antonyms

STRONGEST

solution

STRONG

confidence good fortune simplicity

NOUN

stickler

Synonyms

STRONG

enigma mystery paradox riddle stumper twister

NOUN

trailer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clip

STRONG

ad advertisement prevue

WEAK

promo

Example Sentences

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Teaser videos include depictions of babies on water skis and a runway model whose dress features an inner tube and giant cigarette butts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Teaser videos or photographs for accounts are often promoted on Twitter and Instagram.

From BBC • May 26, 2021

Yes, it’s New Star Wars Teaser Trailer day, the day when you can watch a new Star Wars teaser trailer.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2018

This toy — the Cat Is Good Chirping Teaser — bills itself as a feathered toy, ball toy, spring toy and chirping toy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2017

Ten minutes later we were nearing the Teaser, and I saw the reason why we could not see either of the other boats.

From Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser by Handforth, W.B.

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