Tantalizes

What do we mean by tantalizes?

To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

To bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

Words that are spelled similarly to tantalizes:
tantalizes, tantalize, tantalized, tantalizer, tantalizers, tantalises, tantalites, tantalise, tantalite, canalizes, tantaliser, totalizes, tantalised, tantaluses, fantasizes, vandalizes, dentalizes.

Words that rhyme with tantalizes:
exercises, comprises, apologizes, enterprises, phizes, rises, arises, emphasizes, symbolizes, chastises, utilizes, dieses, advises, prizes, analyzes, specializes, devises, franchises, sizes, compromises, guises, lyses, excises, surprises, realizes, surmises, despises, disguises, summarizes, epitomizes, enfranchises, marginalizes, neutralizes, advertises, revises, recognizes, sensationalizes, criticizes, memorizes, supervises, authorizes, characterizes, prises, improvises, idolizes, mises, maximizes, fertilizes, organizes, agonizes, harmonizes, jeopardizes, downsizes, prioritizes, scrutinizes, stabilizes, idealizes, legitimizes, minimizes, alphabetizes, demobilizes, itemizes, materializes, equalizes, wises, ironizes, monopolizes, crystallizes, energizes, subsidizes, dramatizes, hypnotizes, humanizes, synchronizes, brutalizes, capitalizes, categorizes, departmentalizes, economizes, mischaracterizes, pressurizes, rhapsodizes, satirizes, polymerizes, customizes, democratizes, fantasizes, galvanizes, normalizes, immunizes, sympathizes, depressurizes, paralyzes, polarizes, terrorizes, formalizes, liberalizes, overemphasizes, demilitarizes, hellenizes.

Adjectives that are often used to describe tantalizes:
only, sumptuous, blonde, most.

Words that sound like tantalizes:
tantalizes, tantalizing, tantalize, tantalized, vandalizes, tantalising, utilizes, catalyzes, tantalus, tantalous, analyses, tantalise, analyzes, tantalizer, tantalizingly, tantalised, tantaliser, eternalizes.