Synonyms of riddled

riddled

verb

past tense of riddle

1

as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in

several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drilled
• pierced
• punched
• punctured
• poked
• holed
• bored
• perforated
• tapped
• penetrated
• cut
• pricked
• broke
• excavated
• broached
• slashed
• split
• hollowed
• ruptured
• grooved
• prickled
• gouged
• slit
• notched
• rent
• gashed
• burrowed (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• sealed
• patched
• plugged

2

as in suffused

to spread throughout

the newspaper exposé revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffused
• penetrated
• permeated
• flooded
• pervaded
• interpenetrated
• transfused
• impregnated
• passed (into)
• saturated
• percolated (into)
• imbued
• infused
• drenched
• filled (up)
• diffused (through)
• steeped
• soaked
• glutted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of riddled

But local hoteliers say the proposal is riddled with problems, would unfairly impact hotels more than other businesses and might violate state law by applying flat fees to hotels instead of per-worker charges. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Pool project has been plagued by problems The pool’s renovation has been riddled with problems. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

While these platforms may dole out advice that sounds confident, researchers warned that it can be riddled with problems. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 July 2026

The result is a process riddled with duplication, fragmentation and preventable delays. — John Bou, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The song's music video, which was riddled with clever Easter eggs throughout, was released shortly after at the MTV VMAs. — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Photos of Haaland on the tarmac posted to social media were riddled with homophobia and comments questioning the striker’s masculinity. — Teddy Brown, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Was this simply a sinkhole in a cemetery dating to 1854 that is in an area with underground springs, suffers from an aging drainage system and is riddled with woodchuck tunnels? — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

Chief Warrant Officer Rodney Bearman's body was riddled with shrapnel in the early hours of the war on March 1 when an Iranian drone slammed into his work station in Kuwait. — Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 24 June 2026