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 Kevitt lost his right leg in a 2013 hit-and-run collision in Griffith Park while riding his bicycle after the car sped off and dragged him down a freeway onramp. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Madonna kicked off the show by riding on a buggy helmed by Brazilian soccer legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, emerging onto the field from the tunnel of the stadium. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 Three years ago, a riding accident in the Wyoming backcountry broke my back in seven places, including my neck. — Eric "doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 But rather than riding on the top of the mikoshi, or portable Shinto shrine, as tradition dictates, the heavily pregnant Kawata walked behind it. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2026 In business and in public life, Ackman comes across as a man riding an unstoppable winning streak. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026 According to the sheriff’s office, the pair was riding a Honda 150 moped north on Delany Road and attempting to slow down to make a left turn onto August Zupec Drive. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 For now, LifePods feels like a serious emergency-tech idea with real potential, a high price tag and a lot riding on the next round of testing. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Jordan Harbst was riding his scooter along the Greenbelt when 41-year-old Ross Wardlaw allegedly stepped into his path and stabbed him to death, according to previous Statesman reporting. — Carolyn Komatsoulis updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riding

Verb

Suddenly, the same kids who had been teasing me were instead begging for the next chapter.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
In the meantime, some teams, such as the Senators, are teasing creative ways of releasing their season schedule.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 15 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

After the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States collapsed last week, oil prices shot higher, rising above $85 a barrel after hovering in the low $70 range the previous few weeks.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Conditions stay moderate all year round, with temperatures generally hovering between the 50s and 70s from January through December.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

Definition of hovering

Verb

Investigations can take months Across the country, utility death investigations are handled differently depending on the utility and ownership.

— Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
The most visible impact is electricity use, which can translate into greenhouse gas emissions depending on when and where the power is consumed.

— Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of depending

Verb

There was one from Spain–Portugal in Dallas, with [Spanish defensive midfielder] Rodri and [Portuguese midfielder] Bernardo Silva, where one of them was taunting the other.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Hendry sang, taunting Austin Theory, Logan Paul, Paul Heyman and even Brock Lesnar.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of taunting

Verb

As for coming to America in 2026, who would shoulder the exorbitant costs and the travel challenges, let alone the risk of being pulled out of a line at the Atlanta airport, interrogated, and sent back home for joking about penalty shoot-outs?

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Perhaps just not serious enough for Kerr to resist joking that the job is already done and the player is secured.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of joking

Verb

Social media has been flooded with posts from users in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru questioning refereeing decisions or expressing disapproval of Argentina, while messages mocking rival teams also proliferated from Argentine accounts.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, posted a series of comments on X mocking the French player’s origins, upbringing, education and appearance after France won on July 4 with a penalty by Mbappé.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026