- tantalizing, tantalising - arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success"
Antonym: uninviting (indirect, via inviting)
- tantalizing, tantalising, tempting - very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"
Antonym: uninviting (indirect, via inviting)
- tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
--1 is one way to mock, bemock
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tantalizer1, noun Tantalus1
Somebody ----s somebody