Synonyms of ride

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verb (1)

ˈrīd 

1

as in to tease

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• taunt
• mock
• bother
• pick on
• bait
• needle
• annoy
• heckle
• ridicule
• hassle
• torture
• haze
• plague
• make game of
• try
• test
• trouble
• burn (up)
• get
• spite
• hack (off)
• dog
• irritate
• put out
• gnaw (at)
• bully
• deride
• frost
• itch
• bug
• pester
• nag
• jeer
• discomfort
• disturb
• ruffle
• torment
• grate
• gibe
• goad
• harass
• chafe
• gripe
• hound
• aggravate
• rile
• nettle
• badger
• gall
• terrorize
• perturb
• agitate
• irk
• pique
• fret
• persecute
• vex
• peeve
• rasp
• hagride
• bedevil
• beleaguer
• exasperate
• harry
• browbeat
• nark
• hector
• aggrieve

2

as in to kid

to make fun of in a good-natured way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• tease
• joke
• roast
• rally
• razz
• rib
• fun
• take the mickey out of
• jive
• goof on
• banter
• josh
• chaff
• string along
• fool
• quip
• jest
• jolly
• wisecrack
• jape
• gag
• yuk

3

as in to hover

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

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hover
• sail
• float
• swim
• glide
• drift
• hang
• bob
• waft
• suspend
• poise
• dangle
• buoy
• raft
• balloon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settle
• sink
• plunge
• dive
• lunge
• dip
• submerge
• immerse
• submerse

4

as in to depend

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

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depend
• hang
• base
• turn
• stay
• rest
• found
• hinge
• establish
• ground

ride

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noun

as in transportation

a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another

an organization that provides rides for senior citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transportation
• transport
• lift
• drive
• spin
• transit
• turn
• joyride
• conveyance
• passage

ride (out)

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verb (2)

as in to survive

to come safely through

just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• survive
• make it (through)
• live
• weather
• endure
• be
• wear out
• hold out
• hang on
• withstand
• hold on
• continue
• pull through
• stick out
• exist
• last
• hold up
• persist
• stand
• outlive
• outlast
• breathe
• lead
• thrive
• flourish
• subsist
• abide
• prosper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass (on)
• pass away
• die
• perish
• depart
• expire
• succumb
• disappear
• vanish
• evaporate
• fade
• stop
• croak
• end
• decease
• cease

ridden

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verb (3)

variants or chiefly dialectal rid or rode

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

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
• roasted
• joked
• razzed
• rallied
• ribbed
• chaffed
• goofed on
• jived
• bantered
• taken the mickey out of
• funned
• joshed
• strung along
• fooled
• jested
• jollied
• quipped
• japed
• wisecracked
• yukked
• 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
• floated
• sailed
• hung
• drifted
• wafted
• glided
• poised
• swum
• suspended
• dangled
• bobbed
• buoyed
• rafted
• ballooned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• sunk
• plunged
• lunged
• dived
• submerged
• dipped
• 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
• established
• founded
• hinged
• rested
• grounded

rode

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verb (4)

variants or chiefly dialectal rid

past tense of ride

1

as in taunted

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 joked

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 sailed

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 hung

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 ride

Verb

The majority of the people who do ride public transportation have no choice. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

With Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino at the helm, the Johnnies will be riding a certain high after getting past Kansas in the second round on a buzzer-beater by guard Dylan Darling. —Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026

Noun

Similar to airline tickets or ride-sharing fares, prices may rise when demand exceeds available seats and fall when demand weakens. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Along for the ride will be fellow adventurers Eric Philips of Australia, Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway and Rabea Rogge of Germany. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026

Verb

The video includes panning shots of the tower’s exterior and interior, with a presidential jet parked in the lobby alongside a gold escalator like the one Trump rode while launching his presidential campaign in 2015. —ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026

Orlando shot 54% from the field, ended 28-for-32 at the free-throw line and rode the wave of Paolo Banchero‘s third straight game with at least 30 points. —Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026

Verb

Striking a blow for the Mountain West Conference, which Utah State, SDSU and Boise State are leaving for the Pac-12, the high-altitude Aggies rode their stamina and playmaking down the stretch to book Sunday’s date opposite Arizona. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026

Joel Farabee and Victor Olofsson scored second-period goals and the host Calgary Flames rode the momentum to a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday. —Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026

Phrases Containing ride

• ride (out)
• ride herd on
• take for a ride