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

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 suspension has been tuned for long distance comfort and ride height has risen by 10 mm. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

The officers rode with Baines for several minutes while searching the area before one of them appeared to spot the suspect. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Noun

The remaining episodes—a trip to Charleston, with a detour to a Boeing plant; a trip to Texas, with a detour to a CRH subsidiary; a trip to Arizona, with a ride in a Waymo—mostly settle back into the tedium of Episode 1. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

In mid-July, the annual Watermelon Festival features live entertainment, antique cars, parades, rides, and of course, watermelons. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing ride

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