Synonyms of ridden

ridden

verb

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ridden

The weapon systems officer, who rode in the backseat of the F-15 under the call sign Dude-44 Bravo, was injured but followed his training to get as far from the crash site as possible. —Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026

Troy Johnston hit a solo homer, a double and a single and the Colorado Rockies rode an eight-run fifth inning to a 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night. —ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026

The bike was designed to be as powerful and lightweight as possible, as well as something that can be ridden between the home and office. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026

One very analog cost robotics companies are now dealing with as their products proliferate in the wild is repair fees for robots who have been kicked, ridden on, or otherwise defaced, Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani tells Semafor. —Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026