RIDING Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

riding

verb

Definition of riding

present participle of ride

as in teasing

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 kidding

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 hovering

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 depending

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 riding The incident coincided with the first time Aisha was riding in the front seat. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 Now, riding an 8-1 surge that may have nixed a sell-off, the Padres can dig into a 50-game playoff race on the other side of the trade deadline, starting Monday night in Phoenix. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 His daughter already competes in barrel racing, while his 2-year-old son has already begun riding horses. — Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026 One of my favorite views on the trail is the grin of a young person riding a bike. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 More recently, 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, the son of a retired NYPD sergeant, was killed on July 25 after he was hit by a stray bullet while riding his bike outside a Bronx bodega. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026 The game will pit the league's two hottest teams as the Fever are 19-10 after their five-game winning streak, while the Lynx are riding a nine-game winning streak to the best record in the W at 24-6. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Coop takes some distance, riding to the restaurant in a separate van and sitting at the opposite end of the table from Kat at dinner. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026 In a TikTok shared by Ashtin in December 2025, the two sisters can be seen riding in an Uber on the way to their brow appointment. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riding

Verb

Cardi shared on Instagram after teasing the song earlier this week.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
In the comments section of Beer’s Instagram post teasing the video, her parents, Robert and Tracie Beer, voiced their support for the couple.

— Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Definition of teasing

Verb

But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Definition of kidding

Verb

But the new flare-up saw oil prices surge again, with the international benchmark Brent crude oil hovering around $90 a barrel early Thursday.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 July 2026
Three delivery options During the demonstration, Chaparral first released a 68-pound payload while hovering over the target area.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of hovering

Verb

Then the researchers piped apple cider vinegar into that airstream, switching it on and off depending on the fly’s position on this virtual field.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Geely is the latest to join the party with its new Galaxy Zhanjian 700, or Galaxy Cruiser 700 (depending on where it might be launched).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of depending

Verb

The ancient namesake ammunition detailed by researchers at Spain’s Autonomous University of Barcelona is only the latest example of Roman soldiers’ penchant for taunting their enemies from afar.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Salgado is accused of approaching the man, taunting him to start a fight and punching him in the face, police said.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of taunting

Verb

The au naturel prix-fixes ignited controversy the moment the restaurant’s flyer started circulating on social media in late June, with most chatter ranging from joking to serious, bawdy to scandalized.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
The video then cuts to footage of Reese and Bueckers, apparently at practice during last weekend’s All-Star festivities in Chicago, joking around and making a friendly wager with each other on the Dream-Wings game later that week.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of joking

Verb

On Tuesday, July 28, the Viking Ullur ship was sailing down the Danube River, Europe’s second-longest river that flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
That connection comes into focus on the Lake-to-Estate Voyage, sailing from the Kelowna Yacht Club to three of the city’s best vineyards and tracing the journey from water to wine.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

On the scale of poking the bear, mocking Buc-ees in defense of other regional convenience store chains is low risk.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
In response to angry, sometimes mocking, questions from Republican senators, Fauci declined to answer more than 100 times, injecting new drama into partisan divides that have festered for years about the origins and handling of the pandemic.

— Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026