Synonyms of straddling

straddling 1 of 2

noun

as in fence-sitting

Related Words

• fence-sitting
• tolerance
• indifference
• unconcern
• neutrality
• disinterest
• broad-mindedness
• open-mindedness
• evenhandedness
• neutralism
• equity
• apathy
• impartiality
• objectivity
• fairness
• nonpartisanship
• detachment
• justice
• disinterestedness
• fair-mindedness
• objectiveness

Dissimilar Words

• favor
• bias
• prejudice
• partisanship
• favoritism
• partiality
• chauvinism
• nepotism
• bent
• tendency
• subjectivity
• nonobjectivity
• penchant
• predilection
• inclination
• proclivity
• propensity
• one-sidedness
• predisposition
• leaning
• prejudgment
• preconception
• subjectiveness

straddling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of straddle

1

as in perching

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.

Related Words

• perching
• sitting
• squatting
• sprawling
• lounging
• bestriding
• slouching
• setting

Dissimilar Words

• standing
• rising
• arising
• getting up

2

as in spanning

to be on both sides of (something)

The town straddles the river.

The movie straddles the line between comedy and drama.

Related Words

• spanning
• intersecting
• comprising
• containing
• including
• carrying
• overlapping
• cutting
• owning
• bisecting
• overlaying
• extending
• embracing
• overlying
• involving
• lapping
• receiving
• opening
• forming
• crisscrossing
• constituting
• expanding
• entailing
• spreading (out)
• possessing
• unfolding
• holding
• stretching (out)
• comprehending
• numbering
• overspreading
• having
• flaring (out)
• fanning (out)
• unfurling
• subsuming
• decussating
• outspreading
• consisting (of)
• outstretching
• taking in
• incorporating
• integrating
• admitting
• embodying
• bracketing
• composing
• making
• assimilating

Dissimilar Words

• reducing
• preventing
• compressing
• closing
• prohibiting
• folding
• condensing
• contracting
• precluding
• compacting
• denying
• refusing
• rejecting
• banning
• eliminating
• barring
• excepting
• losing
• excluding
• leaving (out)
• omitting
• debarring
• ruling out
• missing out
• misplacing
• mislaying

3

as in shaking

to agree with or seem to agree with two opposite sides of (something)

The politician straddled the issue for weeks.

Related Words

• shaking
• ducking
• evading
• eschewing
• eluding
• shunning
• sidestepping
• flip-flopping
• dodging
• skirting
• yo-yoing
• shirking
• bypassing
• circumventing
• hedging
• quibbling
• waffling
• caviling
• equivocating
• weaseling
• pussyfooting
• fudging
• tergiversating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of straddling

Verb

In the world of traffic oddities, one car straddling a bike path median — like a gymnast poised on a balance beam — could be called a fluke. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

It’s situated in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness north of Yellowstone National Park straddling the Montana-Wyoming border. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026

Cities across the Southwest are stepping up conservation efforts amid the growing crisis facing a key Colorado River reservoir straddling the Utah-Arizona border. — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 26 July 2026

At her white adoptive family’s estate, Thina (26), a Black surgeon straddling two worlds, prepares for her wedding with a woke Black fiancé and her white adoptive sister – her best friend. — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026

The deputies yell at Stingley, in prone position, to stop resisting and at various times, one deputy kneels over Stingley, straddling his back and pressing his knee down on Stingley’s buttocks. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Since graduating from the YA fantasy series, Pattinson has become one of our most interesting actors, straddling the space between indie and mainstream filmmaking. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

The race’s start location means that the Pyrenees, straddling the French-Spanish border, are visited exceptionally early. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026

While Venezuela sits near multiple fault lines, its position straddling the South American and Caribbean plates makes strong earthquakes much less common than in other parts of Latin America. — ABC News, 26 June 2026