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 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 With trumpets, fanfare and millions of dollars, Belichick rode into Chapel Hill last season as the guy who won six Super Bowls in New England as an NFL head coach. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026 Then began a surreal scene as the group all rode in carts back to the fifth hole and stood in the same spot, debating the potential penalty. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 July 2026 During the lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic, the company—which still owns Venmo, by the way—rode a massive wave of e-commerce transactions to untold highs. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Class 2 devices have a throttle for assistance that can go up to 20 mph and can also only be ridden by 15 year olds and older. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 Some 45,000 rode the Regional Direct lines to FanFest and 25,000 used the bus for the airport. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Martin Lewison, an associate professor of business management specializing in tourism and amusement park operations at Farmingdale State College in New York, has ridden over 2,600 different roller coasters in his lifetime, including Fury 325. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 In 1972, ordinary Californians circulated petitions, knocked on doors, and rode bicycles down the coast, rallying support for Proposition 20, which aimed to regulate coastal development. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden

Verb

Bryant Vincent’s team has teased in each of his first two years in Monroe, starting 3-1 last season before the roof caved in with eight straight setbacks.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
While the flagship movie franchise is coming to an end, Diesel previously teased that NBCUniversal has four TV shows in development from the Fast & Furious world.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 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

The temperature hit 106 degrees at Chicago’s Midway Airport and hovered between the high 90s and low triple digits for the next five days.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Dark clouds hovered around the stadium just before kickoff, threatening to delay the start of the game, but Mother Nature apparently is a soccer fan, because the storm veered away.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of hovered

Verb

The Law of the Sea Meets Digital Reality The international legal framework governing the oceans was designed in an era when maritime enforcement depended almost entirely on physical presence.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
Yet the underlying business model of these platforms depended more on maximizing engagement and advertising revenue than on nurturing authentic relationships.

— Rotem Rozental, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of depended

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After the earthquakes hit, Núñez tried to contact authorities – only to receive no helpful information.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Scientists have tried everything from high-tech light-bending optics to transparent plastics and hyper-realistic camouflage.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of tried

Verb

These collapses have haunted state Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas), who first floated the idea of an early warning system.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Anderson Cooper, and Erin Burnett, who is someone that White House officials allegedly floated as someone who could be replaced if new ownership takes over.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of floated

Verb

The knee has mostly bothered Ohtani on the mound, rather than at the plate.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
As of the time of this writing, almost four months after its publication, the text still contains a typo in its opening lines, suggesting to me that no one close to the author has even bothered to read it with care.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 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