Synonyms of rode

rode

verb

variants or chiefly dialectal rid

past tense of ride

1

as in teased

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teased
• taunted
• mocked
• bothered
• baited
• ridiculed
• heckled
• picked on
• annoyed
• needled
• hassled
• plagued
• hazed
• tried
• tortured
• tested
• derided
• made game of
• irritated
• got
• jeered
• pestered
• griped
• bullied
• goaded
• chafed
• troubled
• gibed
• badgered
• itched
• burned (up)
• hounded
• ruffled
• galled
• bugged
• fretted
• riled
• nagged
• put out
• hacked (off)
• harassed
• nettled
• perturbed
• dogged
• tormented
• frosted
• grated
• aggravated
• vexed
• gnawed (at)
• irked
• disturbed
• rasped
• beleaguered
• peeved
• exasperated
• bedeviled
• spited
• agitated
• piqued
• terrorized
• narked
• hectored
• persecuted
• discomforted
• browbeat
• aggrieved
• hagrode
• harried

2

as in kidded

to make fun of in a good-natured way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teased
• kidded
• joked
• roasted
• rallied
• razzed
• ribbed
• chaffed
• jived
• joshed
• bantered
• goofed on
• took the mickey out of
• strung along
• jested
• fooled
• quipped
• funned
• wisecracked
• jollied
• yukked
• japed
• gagged

3

as in hovered

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

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovered
• sailed
• floated
• swam
• glided
• drifted
• hung
• bobbed
• wafted
• poised
• suspended
• dangled
• buoyed
• rafted
• ballooned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• sank
• plunged
• lunged
• dived
• dipped
• submerged
• immersed
• submersed

4

as in depended

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

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depended
• hung
• based
• turned
• stayed
• hinged
• founded
• rested
• established
• grounded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rode

Bill Walton played hoops and soccer with us at Wallace Park, then rode his bike back to his Northwest Portland home. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026

In 1972, ordinary Californians circulated petitions, knocked on doors, and rode bicycles down the coast, rallying support for Proposition 20, which aimed to regulate coastal development. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Veteran Mathieu van der Poel rode hard and put Jasper Philipsen at the front with 250 meters to go, but Philipsen could not sustain his attack and was overtaken by Merlier. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Latvala’s resignation came as the #MeToo movement rode a torrent of revelations of powerful men across industries using their positions to harass women. — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

When Paul Revere came to Portsmouth with news that the British were headed toward the fort, Cheswill rode to Exeter to help spread the news and build rafts to defend Portsmouth Harbor. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026

Democrats in Colorado rode a backlash against Washington to victory Tuesday night, as a surge of primary voters picked candidates without ties to Congress. — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

As flags were carried through the old town during the festival’s closing parade, members of Jodlerklub Muttenz rode past on a tractor to cheers from the crowd. — Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026

However, some rode electric bikes — causing concerns about traffic safety — and at least two fights involving minors broke out. — Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026