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 Polish rider took the yellow jersey with a brilliant solo win up Mont Ventoux on Friday, and rode a yellow bike to go with it on Stage 8. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Her 3-year-old daughter, Oaklee, rode their yak Tashi last month in Fairplay’s Burro Days festival. — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 The two spacecraft rode to Mars together, with the lander separating from the orbiter ahead of its landing on the Red Planet. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026 After the ceremony, the pair rode back to Buckingham Palace in a glass coach and famously waved at about 100,000 spectators from the balcony. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Advertisement In Molt’s view, Crutchfield rode his coattails. — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 That’s because the bike was inspired by Yamaha’s GP models ridden by American legends like Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, and Wayne Rainey. — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026 Situational Awareness rode a wave of AI optimism since its inception in 2024, ballooning to a peak of $45 billion in assets before last week's reckoning. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Brady Oleson rode for the Rattlers for their first three seasons (2022-24), but suffered a career ending injury in 2024 and was brought on as an assistant coach last season. — Cal Phillips july 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridden

Verb

Before the show’s official announcement, Brown teased a reunion with Harbour during the June 24 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
One of the original Blue Bloods is making a trip to Beantown after Donnie Wahlberg teased an upcoming guest star on Boston Blue.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 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

Between 2002 to 2014, sequels hovered somewhere between 20 to 30 percent of the overall annual box office, with a few peaks and valleys in between.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026
As temperatures hovered around 80 degrees and few clouds obscured a bright blue sky, many people took the opportunity to enjoy a summer day last week at Montrose Beach.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of hovered

Verb

His company depended on a third-party tool to connect its data infrastructure, and the deciding problem turned out not to be the price.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Applicants for the Silver Platter dispute the characterization, describing the bar as a quiet gathering place whose patrons have long depended on its low profile.

— Isaac Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of depended

Verb

European leaders have even floated a boycott of FIFA events, while execs behind closed doors are plotting rival tournaments that could leave Infantino on the outside looking in before the next election cycle.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The notion that Ellison would exit California if the state AGs sued to block the Paramount-WBD merger was floated in an item last month by Semafor.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026