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 Her youngest rode bikes with some friends in the neighborhood and asked his mom to schedule playdates. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 But Raymond's float conjures a child's dream of Christmas morning, if the child had just ridden the Cyclone and was feeling a bit woozy. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 All this Hollywood bashing feels a little odd coming from a party whose leader rode 14 seasons of reality show fame to the White House. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Baltimore Ravens players joined the President at one rally in Pennsylvania and even rode in his motorcade with him. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors said Navarrete then put on a mask and gloves and rode a kick-scooter to his parents’ home, before entering through a side gate to avoid a front porch doorbell camera. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The dispute could present a problem for Raman, who rode DSA support to an upset City Council victory in 2020 but has since frustrated some DSA members with her positions on policing, housing development, and Israel. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026 Borrowing an old tuxedo from a local woman whose husband had died, Baldwin rode onto the field on the back of a Carolina ram at the next home game, and a legend was born. — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026 Erica Billups said her son and daughter rode Goliath about an hour before Kariem’s death and encountered a problem with the restraint on one seat. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden

Verb

When appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, the Canadian pop singer teased the single.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Phillip Gong Gong, my grandfather, teased her, chewing the gristly meat and semi-raw cabbage chunks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 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

Last year, global output for these complex machines hovered around just 9,600 units.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
As the military-style helicopter hovered above them, attendees from the rural, predominantly Latino community, began to get nervous.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hovered

Verb

The area's flooring industry has long depended on immigrant labor, and many families include a mix of citizens, legal residents, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and undocumented immigrants.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In recent years, Arizona has depended on the Colorado River for 36% of its water.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of depended

Verb

Even after Bretton Woods collapsed and many currencies floated freely, the dollar continued to dominate.

— Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Ryanair even floated the idea of charging to use the bathroom or getting rid of seats and having passengers stand, though neither took flight.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of floated

Verb

That was the question that annoyed Steinbrenner, who is backing a system that would strip his team of a financial advantage while falling in line with other billionaire ballclub owners, who tend to vote as a unified bloc.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
The innkeeper is annoyed that his wife wants more conversation.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026