Synonyms of riding

riding

verb

present participle of ride

1

as in teasing

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teasing
• taunting
• mocking
• bothering
• baiting
• ridiculing
• heckling
• picking on
• torturing
• hassling
• hazing
• needling
• making game of
• annoying
• trying
• plaguing
• testing
• irritating
• deriding
• gibing
• getting
• spiting
• itching
• jeering
• burning (up)
• bullying
• dogging
• troubling
• griping
• pestering
• chafing
• bugging
• goading
• hacking (off)
• fretting
• nettling
• ruffling
• riling
• frosting
• putting out
• aggravating
• harassing
• gnawing (at)
• grating
• tormenting
• nagging
• agitating
• badgering
• disturbing
• exasperating
• persecuting
• galling
• rasping
• terrorizing
• hounding
• irking
• vexing
• narking
• beleaguering
• perturbing
• discomforting
• hagriding
• browbeating
• bedeviling
• piquing
• peeving
• hectoring
• harrying
• aggrieving

2

as in kidding

to make fun of in a good-natured way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teasing
• kidding
• joking
• roasting
• razzing
• ribbing
• rallying
• chaffing
• jiving
• goofing on
• bantering
• joshing
• taking the mickey out of
• funning
• fooling
• stringing along
• wisecracking
• jesting
• jollying
• quipping
• yukking
• gagging
• japing

3

as in hovering

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

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovering
• sailing
• floating
• swimming
• gliding
• drifting
• hanging
• bobbing
• wafting
• dangling
• poising
• suspending
• rafting
• buoying
• ballooning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settling
• sinking
• plunging
• diving
• lunging
• dipping
• immersing
• submerging
• submersing

4

as in depending

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

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depending
• hanging
• turning
• basing
• staying
• hinging
• resting
• establishing
• founding
• grounding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of riding

There are five riding modes, shaping up as three preset modes and two that can be customized to your preferences. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

In his short time as president, Peñalver has taken opportunities to interact with the student body, helping freshmen move into dorm rooms and riding the university shuttle. — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Related Stories Malkovich, riding the wave of immense Oscar buzz, has already claimed Venice’s prestigious Volpi Cup for best actor for his performance. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

In a remote riding situation or a grid-down type event, that’s 200 to 300 miles of traveling or commuting, with free and green power. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

While Ultra is riding a wave, its early success has come in part from its shrewd as-a-service business model. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

The 20-year-old man critically injured while riding an electric scooter near the border of Everman and Fort Worth on Monday has died, police said. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

An initial investigation found that the girl and an adult family member were riding in a wagon pulled by the pony when it got spooked and kicked her, the sheriff's office said. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026