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 The ordinance, which passed in a 4-3 vote, tightens rules for how personal electric vehicles can be operated, including where they can be ridden, speed restrictions, equipment requirements and penalties for violations. — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026 After borrowing heavily in the 2010s to build its port and rail networks, Fortescue rode the commodity upswing. — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 Livingston rode into the Yellowstone Valley for the first time on May 11, 1987. — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026 Another plaintiff, Michael Wick, visited the park with his family and rode X2. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Kremlev rode a Harley Davidson and a Ducati, according to Proekt. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 On Blink’s tour for Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, which New Found were on, Chad rode on the bus with me and my wife a lot. — Mark Hoppus, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 He was carted off, towel over his head and emotional as trainers rode with him off the field. — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Following Lucas’s remarks, attendees rode the elevators up to the fourth level to explore the galleries. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden

Verb

The studio teased the adaptation during its CinemaCon presentation earlier this year after first announcing the project at CES in 2025.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Lee teased the partnership over the summer at San Diego Comic-Con, assuring the audience in Hall H that the DC IP would be in good hands with the Stuart team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 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

Measles rates in the country hovered around 100 to 300 cases total between 2021 and 2025.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
After sailing about half an hour, Choi’s navy yard utility boat slowed and hovered – never fully stopping as the water was far deeper than the length of the anchor.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hovered

Verb

Their survival depended not only on tools, but on movement, teaching and the collective preservation of knowledge.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
At the party, Andrea effectively reauditioned for Howie, shticking it up as if her life depended on it.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of depended

Verb

She was treated with such indifference by the Bordens that, with the exception of Abby, no one bothered to learn her name, calling her by the name of their last servant, Maggie, instead.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
What’s bothered me, though, is how its backers have anchored their messaging around a lot of misleading generalizations about the state of college sports.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of bothered

Verb

This is why, since 1894, the Office of the Pardon Attorney has tried to impose some guidelines on the process and decide which cases should be eligible for clemency at all.

— Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
The junta has tried to compel civil servants living in Myanmar to come back to work.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of tried

Verb

Part of me is annoyed that the process didn’t hand me a neat solution.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
The rare curtain call on the road continued an outpouring of support from Mets fans for Alonso over the past two nights — and apparently annoyed at least one of his former teammates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026