RIDDEN Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

ridden

verb

variants or chiefly dialectal rid or rode

Definition of ridden

past participle of ride

as in teased

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

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as in kidded

to make fun of in a good-natured way his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday

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as in hovered

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a condor riding high in the sky

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as in depended

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

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Recent Examples of ridden Indeed, the Vienna rode quite well thanks to its larger wheels, fairly wide tires, and neutral geometry. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 City rode the positive wave in Keegan’s second season, signing Nicolas Anelka from PSG and ending up ninth, their best Premier League finish for 10 years. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Trejo’s niece’s daughter rode alongside her mom on Tuesday and added that their branch of the family tree also loves Levin. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 The Royals rode Seth Lugo’s 13th quality start of the season. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 Class 1 bikes can reach speeds up to 20 mph, and can be ridden by anyone. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Craig Nelson, 59, set out Saturday morning with his brother for the summit of the east peak of American Fork Twin Peaks after the pair rode the Snowbird tram partway up the mountain. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 After Rawhide rode off into the sunset, its cast members followed different paths, finding success in acting, directing, politics and beyond. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Every morning, May rode to school with her dad, who kept a tin of mints in his car. — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden

Verb

Later, on his social media, Ty teased another collaboration with the pop star in the future.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
Sales, who plays at Lawrence North High in Indianapolis, took official visits to all five of his finalists, and as recently as Tuesday, teased a picture of himself on a visit to Texas on his personal Instagram page.

— Grace Raynor, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of teased

Verb

Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.

— Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of kidded

Verb

His long-term future surely hovered as another complicating factor.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

Definition of hovered

Verb

Keeping high-energy laser weapons operational has long depended on specialized technicians and delicate fiber optic repairs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
America's capacity for innovation has long depended on attracting talent, ideas and perspectives from around the world.

— Frances West, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of depended

Verb

This year, Hermes tried unsuccessfully to get lawmakers to take up his judicial reform cause, showing up in-person in the Statehouse to propose two pieces of legislation that died in House committees without receiving hearings.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
As bystanders began to arrive at the crash site, Garcia tried to take several cars, prosecutors said.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of tried

Verb

However, Newcastle have been looking at alternatives, and Parma’s Zion Suzuki, the 23-year-old Japan international, has featured during internal discussions, while Brighton’s 25-year-old goalkeeper Carl Rushworth has also been floated.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The team floated the idea to Nestlé’s global KitKat brand group, then gave its agency partner, VML, 24 hours to return with a concept.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of floated

Verb

Whether you're bothered by perceiving the crease is entirely subjective, but Samsung added a dual-layered glass architecture to the inside display to reduce the visible crease by 20% on the Z Fold 8.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026
With an outdoor grill, full washer and dryer, and ensuite bathrooms for each bedroom, our party of six could have camped out for a full month–and never bothered to see a theme park.

— Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Definition of bothered

Verb

Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
The equalising goal came in first-half stoppage time, with Norway coach Stale Solbakken visibly annoyed with referee Clement Turpin at the half-time interval.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 July 2026