josh vs tantalise

josh and tantalise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
josh	No	No	Yes	No
tantalise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tantalise is a hypernym of josh; that is, tantalise is a word with a broader meaning than josh:

Other hypernyms of josh include bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit.

josh (verb)	tantalise (verb)
be silly or tease one another	harass with persistent criticism or carping