STRADDLED Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

straddled

verb

past tense of straddle

as in perched

to be in or move into a seated or standing position with your legs on either side of (something) She straddled the horse and waited for her riding partner to mount.

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as in spanned

to be on both sides of (something) The town straddles the river. The movie straddles the line between comedy and drama.

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as in shook

to agree with or seem to agree with two opposite sides of (something) The politician straddled the issue for weeks.

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Recent Examples of straddled The bedside phone, resembling a hotel bible, straddled the line between kitschy and cute, and local treats in the room like port wine was a nice touch. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The dress straddled the line between classic LBD styling and playful plumage. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 Born in Tunisia and raised in Italy, Talem’s life and acting career has straddled Europe and the Middle East. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 My career straddled the introduction of video reviews, and being able to move on from major errors was a crucial part of the job. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Freddy straddled all these worlds, observing their points of intersection and grooves of adjacency. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The following week, Rahe answered a phone call from Al Ameskamp, the owner of one of the two farms the movie ballfield straddled. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Baez threw the driver on the ground, straddled him and pressed a gun to his back. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 Pelosi then straddled the gator’s tail and got on top of the animal while the officer continued to restrain in the front, the video showed. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026

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Dulang serves up local Balinese flavors in a charming gazebo setting, and there are a pair of bars—one uber-sophisticated and perched high and the other a swim-up down by the beach.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
The design took flight in 1965, when Jean Schlumberger dreamed up the idea of a tiny avian creature perched atop an important gemstone.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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Related The rapper, born DeAndre Cortez Way, framed the move as the next step in a career that’s spanned music, business, and tech.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2026
Their friendship spanned about 50 years, marked by a tradition of meeting for breakfast after church on Sundays.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of spanned

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In other Asian Games events like hockey, players from both countries did embrace each other and shook hands with each other after India beat Pakistan in the semifinal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Bottle tops popped, can tabs cracked, and cocktail shakers shook all day Thursday at the Aftershock music festival at Sacramento’s Discovery Park.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of shook

Verb

The two families’ lives intersected once again in their dedication to fight for independence for the Baltic states in the early 1960s.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
From 2021 to 2022, NFT trading intersected with the contemporary art world most dramatically at major auction houses.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of intersected

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Final accounting for 2025-26 revenue sharing is still to be completed, but big market clubs are on the hook for bigger bills after seven teams ducked under the luxury tax threshold ahead of the trade deadline.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
During her October 2025 testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly ducked questions on everything from the Epstein files to the decision to prosecute former FBI director James Comey.

— David Wippman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ducked

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This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.

— Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024