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 Mariana Espinoza boarded her bus outside Devonshire Elementary School on Friday and rode a straight shot to her stop less than a half-mile down the road. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026 Years later, in 2018, Zapcic rode into the spotlight on a dapple-gray Andalusian, making Medieval Times history as one of the first-ever queens to ride in procession. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 Rahman's son, Mahmudur Rahman, said his father worked as a dishwasher at Harmony Diner in Voorhees and regularly rode his bicycle to and from work. — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 But again, there is no evidence this is happening in any widespread fashion, and the lists of potential vote scofflaws compiled by the government have been shown to be error-ridden. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 At one point, Prum got on his hands and knees and Ross mounted and rode him slowly like a horse, looking existentially appalled. — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026 Some passengers who rode Goliath earlier that day also reported concerns about its restraints. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 This has been tried before … The MMX spacecraft rode into orbit atop a 207-foot-tall (63-meter) H3 rocket, Japan’s flagship launch vehicle. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 Granado, 53, rode his bicycle to Lazo’s home at Southwest 148th Avenue in the Victoria Parc neighborhood late Thursday morning. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden

Verb

The collection was teased in the initial announcement for Gymshark’s campaign with Megan, who wore the SoftSense shorts in Impact Red.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
In a new interview, the actor teased that something is in the works.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 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

The numbers were distributed evenly across the incoming beam, and whether the photon passed the polarizer depended on its number and the polarizer’s angle.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Our survival depended on knowing our place within it, and on strong relations with our neighbors.

— Amelia Rose Barlow, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of depended

Verb

Diversification into more reliable sectors, including tourism, has been floated as a means to bring in the hard currency needed to allow the nation more access to global markets.

— Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
After that, the video wall froze over as white mist floated above it and snowflakes fell from the ceiling.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of floated

Verb

Pinch-runner Cedric Mullins replaced Caminero before DeLuca, who had made sparkling catches to deny Yelich in the third and William Contreras in the fourth, hit a grounder past the mound as Drohan tried in vain to make a behind-the-back snag.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Publishing houses have tried to crack down on AI usage by authors, inserting strict clauses into book deals and leaning on Pangram to vet manuscripts.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026