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 Burdynski was last seen on May 24, 1993, riding his bicycle in his Brentwood neighborhood. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Sabini was riding his bike to work along Hutchison Drive on UC Davis' West Campus near the West Village housing when he was involved in the fatal accident with a Honda Crosstour, as CBS Sacramento first reported in April. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 The Debut Having just premiered in Telluride days earlier, Jesse Eisenberg’s latest film was riding a huge wave of buzz for Julianne Moore’s lead performance, but opinions on the movie itself were harder to nail down. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Butka had been previously arrested on March 8 for simple battery on an unrelated case after a 15-year-old boy claimed that Butka assaulted him while riding his dirt bike, according to court records. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Numerous milestones, from Peart studying with jazz player Freddie Gruber and reinventing his playing style to writing Ghost Rider, a memoir about riding motorcycles and grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, are dotted along the way. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026 The report said two people suffered brain hemorrhages in July after riding X2, requiring surgical intervention. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 For Raney, who teaches the All Kids Bike program at his school, some of his favorite moments come when students begin lifting their feet and riding in stop-and-go spurts. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Only six months later, another helicopter Dornacker was riding in plunged into the Hudson River in the middle of a live report. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riding

Verb

Bill Hader offered his thoughts on voice acting and artificial intelligence while teasing his next projects at the Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit presented by EY, held Thursday in Los Angeles.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
After teasing fans on social media and in interviews for the past few months, Oasis have officially announced a 2027 tour.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 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 Cress points out that for news helicopters, and police choppers, hovering and maintaining low altitude is a common practice.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
As a major energy importer with global oil prices hovering above 100 dollars per barrel, the Indian rupee has dropped near its lowest level against the dollar since late July.

— , CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hovering

Verb

The actresses alternate between the roles of Electra/Elisabeth and Clytemnestra/Alma each night, depending on a coin toss.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Defects alter electron behavior The images revealed massive differences depending on the number of defects present.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of depending

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Afroman went on to publish songs and music videos taunting the deputies, including one called Lemon Pound Cake that mocked the portly deputy for his apparent interest in the cake.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
At Texas Tech, an undergraduate was arrested after taunting a Kirk mourner.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of taunting

Verb

Country star Russell Dickerson and his wife, Kailey, even leave their boys with grandma for warehouse dates, with Kailey joking that any kid-free excursion – especially a Costco run – feels romantic.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Texas quarterback Arch Manning apologized Tuesday for publicly joking about an AI-altered video that depicted Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe in the moments after Texas' big win over Ohio State.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of joking

Verb

After sailing about half an hour, Choi’s navy yard utility boat slowed and hovered – never fully stopping as the water was far deeper than the length of the anchor.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The Costa Cruises vessel was reportedly sailing from Naples to Sicily when the brawl erupted at sea.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

No one, however, much less a dubious Spanish public who were more used to mocking than celebrating their country’s best GC rider in a generation, believed that Mas could win the race.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Hansen can be cruelly mocking towards his oft-flustered but extremely professional producer Andie Bender (an astonishingly good Merritt Wever).

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026