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 United States Park Police released photos on Saturday in hopes the community recognizes a trio riding dirt bikes that fled a traffic stop and injured a Park police officer in the Rockaways. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Elliott changed into a Bungay Fire Brigade polo and climbed into his pickup, riding to a meeting for water rescue access at a nearby lake in town. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Noun

Each vignette of time reveals how time, our upbringing, and even our individual dreams shape the path of our lives and who ultimately ends up beside us for the ride. — Emmalee Reed, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

For hours each workday, Peter suits up in wilderness outfits and Disney vests, greeting guests while getting a peek behind the rides. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing ride

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