Synonyms of ride

ride 1 of 2

verb

ˈrīd 

1

as in to tease

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• taunt
• mock
• bother
• pick on
• bait
• needle
• annoy
• heckle
• ridicule
• hassle
• torture
• haze
• plague
• make game of
• try
• test
• trouble
• burn (up)
• get
• spite
• hack (off)
• dog
• irritate
• put out
• gnaw (at)
• bully
• deride
• frost
• itch
• bug
• pester
• nag
• jeer
• discomfort
• disturb
• ruffle
• torment
• grate
• gibe
• goad
• harass
• chafe
• gripe
• hound
• aggravate
• rile
• nettle
• badger
• gall
• terrorize
• perturb
• agitate
• irk
• pique
• fret
• persecute
• vex
• peeve
• rasp
• hagride
• bedevil
• beleaguer
• exasperate
• harry
• browbeat
• nark
• hector
• aggrieve

2

as in to kid

to make fun of in a good-natured way

his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• tease
• joke
• roast
• rally
• razz
• rib
• fun
• take the mickey out of
• jive
• goof on
• banter
• josh
• chaff
• string along
• fool
• quip
• jest
• jolly
• wisecrack
• jape
• gag
• yuk

3

as in to hover

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hover
• sail
• float
• swim
• glide
• drift
• hang
• bob
• waft
• suspend
• poise
• dangle
• buoy
• raft
• balloon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settle
• sink
• plunge
• dive
• lunge
• dip
• submerge
• immerse
• submerse

4

as in to depend

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depend
• hang
• base
• turn
• stay
• rest
• found
• hinge
• establish
• ground

ride

2 of 2

noun

as in transportation

a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another

an organization that provides rides for senior citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transportation
• transport
• lift
• drive
• spin
• transit
• turn
• joyride
• conveyance
• passage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ride

Verb

The stock just printed up around $266, ahead roughly 94% in the past year, riding well above both its 50-and 200-day moving averages, with DDOG / S & P turning up also, demonstrating strength vs the broader market. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Mahan understood that a nation’s prosperity and its survival rode on its ships. — John Phelan, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Noun

Julie Goforth, the 63-year-old Long Beach woman missing since Friday, July 10, 2026, after heading to El Mirage Dry Lake Off Highway Recreation Center for a dirt bike ride. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 13 July 2026

The White Sox have endured a roller coaster ride this season — much like the first frame of Sunday’s win. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

Phrases Containing ride

• ride (out)
• ride herd on
• take for a ride