Synonyms of rides

rides 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ride

1

as in teases

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teases
• taunts
• mocks
• bothers
• baits
• ridicules
• tortures
• annoys
• picks on
• needles
• hassles
• heckles
• hazes
• plagues
• tries
• troubles
• tests
• makes game of
• jibes
• burns (up)
• bullies
• gets
• irritates
• hacks (off)
• gnaws (at)
• derides
• dogs
• pesters
• gripes
• nags
• gibes
• spites
• torments
• jeers
• ruffles
• bugs
• beleaguers
• itches
• harasses
• grates
• goads
• nettles
• puts out
• chafes
• rasps
• hounds
• frosts
• aggrieves
• riles
• persecutes
• disturbs
• irks
• galls
• aggravates
• peeves
• badgers
• terrorizes
• frets
• discomforts
• bedevils
• browbeats
• perturbs
• exasperates
• piques
• vexes
• agitates
• hagrides
• narks
• hectors
• harries

2

as in kids

to make fun of in a good-natured way

his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• teases
• jokes
• ribs
• roasts
• razzes
• rallies
• jives
• joshes
• chaffs
• takes the mickey out of
• goofs on
• banters
• strings along
• quips
• fools
• funs
• wisecracks
• jests
• jollies
• yucks
• gags
• japes
• yuks

3

as in hovers

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovers
• floats
• sails
• swims
• glides
• drifts
• hangs
• wafts
• bobs
• dangles
• poises
• suspends
• buoys
• rafts
• balloons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settles
• sinks
• dives
• plunges
• dips
• lunges
• submerges
• immerses
• submerses

4

as in depends

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depends
• hangs
• turns
• hinges
• stays
• rests
• bases
• grounds
• establishes
• founds

rides

2 of 2

noun

plural of ride

as in transportations

a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another

an organization that provides rides for senior citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transportations
• drives
• lifts
• transports
• spins
• conveyances
• turns
• joyrides
• transits
• passages