Synonyms of ride

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verb (1)

ˈrīd 

1

as in to tease

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• taunt
• mock
• bother
• pick on
• bait
• needle
• annoy
• heckle
• ridicule
• hassle
• torture
• haze
• plague
• make game of
• try
• test
• trouble
• burn (up)
• get
• spite
• hack (off)
• dog
• irritate
• put out
• gnaw (at)
• bully
• deride
• frost
• itch
• bug
• pester
• nag
• jeer
• discomfort
• disturb
• ruffle
• torment
• grate
• gibe
• goad
• harass
• chafe
• gripe
• hound
• aggravate
• rile
• nettle
• badger
• gall
• terrorize
• perturb
• agitate
• irk
• pique
• fret
• persecute
• vex
• peeve
• rasp
• hagride
• bedevil
• beleaguer
• exasperate
• harry
• browbeat
• nark
• hector
• aggrieve

2

as in to kid

to make fun of in a good-natured way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• tease
• joke
• roast
• rally
• razz
• rib
• fun
• take the mickey out of
• jive
• goof on
• banter
• josh
• chaff
• string along
• fool
• quip
• jest
• jolly
• wisecrack
• jape
• gag
• yuk

3

as in to hover

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

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hover
• sail
• float
• swim
• glide
• drift
• hang
• bob
• waft
• suspend
• poise
• dangle
• buoy
• raft
• balloon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settle
• sink
• plunge
• dive
• lunge
• dip
• submerge
• immerse
• submerse

4

as in to depend

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

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depend
• hang
• base
• turn
• stay
• rest
• found
• hinge
• establish
• ground

ride

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noun

as in transportation

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

an organization that provides rides for senior citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transportation
• transport
• lift
• drive
• spin
• transit
• turn
• joyride
• conveyance
• passage

ride (out)

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verb (2)

as in to survive

to come safely through

just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• survive
• make it (through)
• live
• weather
• endure
• be
• wear out
• hold out
• hang on
• withstand
• hold on
• continue
• pull through
• stick out
• exist
• last
• hold up
• persist
• stand
• outlive
• outlast
• breathe
• lead
• thrive
• flourish
• subsist
• abide
• prosper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass (on)
• pass away
• die
• perish
• depart
• expire
• succumb
• disappear
• vanish
• evaporate
• fade
• stop
• croak
• end
• decease
• cease

ridden

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verb (3)

variants or chiefly dialectal rid or rode

past participle of ride

1

as in teased

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teased
• tried
• bothered
• annoyed
• irritated
• taunted
• grated
• got
• picked on
• hassled
• mocked
• baited
• hazed
• heckled
• needled
• tested
• ridiculed
• derided
• troubled
• pestered
• burned (up)
• chafed
• aggravated
• jeered
• goaded
• vexed
• plagued
• nagged
• made game of
• hounded
• bedeviled
• ruffled
• tortured
• gnawed (at)
• griped
• bugged
• hacked (off)
• itched
• put out
• exasperated
• riled
• irked
• nettled
• galled
• disturbed
• fretted
• perturbed
• dogged
• rasped
• badgered
• frosted
• piqued
• tormented
• peeved
• terrorized
• beleaguered
• harassed
• agitated
• bullied
• browbeaten
• aggrieved
• gibed
• narked
• spited
• persecuted
• hagridden
• discomforted
• harried
• hectored

2

as in kidded

to make fun of in a good-natured way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teased
• kidded
• roasted
• joked
• razzed
• rallied
• ribbed
• chaffed
• goofed on
• jived
• bantered
• taken the mickey out of
• funned
• joshed
• strung along
• fooled
• jested
• jollied
• quipped
• japed
• wisecracked
• yukked
• gagged

3

as in hovered

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

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovered
• floated
• sailed
• hung
• drifted
• wafted
• glided
• poised
• swum
• suspended
• dangled
• bobbed
• buoyed
• rafted
• ballooned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• sunk
• plunged
• lunged
• dived
• submerged
• dipped
• immersed
• submersed

4

as in depended

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

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depended
• hung
• based
• turned
• stayed
• established
• founded
• hinged
• rested
• grounded

rode

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verb (4)

variants or chiefly dialectal rid

past tense of ride

1

as in taunted

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teased
• taunted
• mocked
• bothered
• baited
• ridiculed
• heckled
• picked on
• annoyed
• needled
• hassled
• plagued
• hazed
• tried
• tortured
• tested
• derided
• made game of
• irritated
• got
• jeered
• pestered
• griped
• bullied
• goaded
• chafed
• troubled
• gibed
• badgered
• itched
• burned (up)
• hounded
• ruffled
• galled
• bugged
• fretted
• riled
• nagged
• put out
• hacked (off)
• harassed
• nettled
• perturbed
• dogged
• tormented
• frosted
• grated
• aggravated
• vexed
• gnawed (at)
• irked
• disturbed
• rasped
• beleaguered
• peeved
• exasperated
• bedeviled
• spited
• agitated
• piqued
• terrorized
• narked
• hectored
• persecuted
• discomforted
• browbeat
• aggrieved
• hagrode
• harried

2

as in joked

to make fun of in a good-natured way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teased
• kidded
• joked
• roasted
• rallied
• razzed
• ribbed
• chaffed
• jived
• joshed
• bantered
• goofed on
• took the mickey out of
• strung along
• jested
• fooled
• quipped
• funned
• wisecracked
• jollied
• yukked
• japed
• gagged

3

as in sailed

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

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovered
• sailed
• floated
• swam
• glided
• drifted
• hung
• bobbed
• wafted
• poised
• suspended
• dangled
• buoyed
• rafted
• ballooned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• sank
• plunged
• lunged
• dived
• dipped
• submerged
• immersed
• submersed

4

as in hung

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

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depended
• hung
• based
• turned
• stayed
• hinged
• founded
• rested
• established
• grounded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ride

Verb

One hallway had a line of bikes for kids to learn how to ride; a corner had a bin full of cross-country skis for their use. —Emily Witt, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026

Selling a company is like riding a wave. —Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Noun

If true, those eager to take a private ride might eventually get one. —Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026

The project rebranded as Waymo in 2016 under Google’s parent company and launched its driverless ride-hailing service known as Waymo One in 2020. —Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

That tally includes 92 different individuals, as six people have ridden the capsule twice. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Silver lining, for the FOMO-ridden? —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

Verb

Likewise, Timothée Chalamet took home the Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical, as predicted—but Wagner Moura rode a last-minute wave of goodwill for The Secret Agent all the way to his own best-actor win, in the Globes’ drama category. —Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026

Six years ago, Tsai’s Nets rode the same roller coaster the Knicks now recognize — lottery team to contender back to lottery team in a blink. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026

Phrases Containing ride

• ride (out)
• ride herd on
• take for a ride