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)
• jibe
• dog
• irritate
• put out
• gnaw (at)
• bully
• deride
• frost
• itch
• bug
• pester
• nag
• jeer
• disturb
• discomfort
• ruffle
• torment
• grate
• gibe
• goad
• harass
• chafe
• gripe
• hound
• aggravate
• rile
• nettle
• badger
• gall
• terrorize
• agitate
• perturb
• irk
• pique
• persecute
• fret
• 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
• yuck
• 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
• gotten
• 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
• burnt (up)
• goaded
• vexed
• plagued
• nagged
• made game of
• hounded
• tortured
• bedeviled
• ruffled
• gnawed (at)
• griped
• jibed
• bugged
• itched
• hacked (off)
• put out
• exasperated
• riled
• irked
• nettled
• disturbed
• galled
• fretted
• perturbed
• dogged
• rasped
• badgered
• frosted
• tormented
• piqued
• peeved
• terrorized
• beleaguered
• harassed
• agitated
• bullied
• browbeaten
• aggrieved
• gibed
• narked
• spited
• persecuted
• hagridden
• discomforted
• browbeat
• vext
• 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
• razzed
• joked
• ribbed
• rallied
• chaffed
• goofed on
• jived
• bantered
• taken the mickey out of
• joshed
• strung along
• fooled
• funned
• jested
• jollied
• quipped
• japed
• yucked
• 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
• hanged
• drifted
• wafted
• glided
• hung
• poised
• swum
• suspended
• bobbed
• dangled
• buoyed
• rafted
• ballooned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• sunk
• plunged
• lunged
• dived
• submerged
• dipped
• immersed
• dove
• 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
• hanged
• 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 tried

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in floated

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
• swam
• hanged
• glided
• drifted
• hung
• poised
• wafted
• bobbed
• suspended
• dangled
• buoyed
• rafted
• ballooned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• sank
• sunk
• plunged
• lunged
• dived
• dipped
• submerged
• immersed
• dove
• 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
• turned
• based
• hanged
• stayed
• rested
• hinged
• founded
• established
• grounded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ride

Verb

The rear portion of a cycling jersey is specifically designed to be slightly longer in order to prevent it from riding up and exposing your back while in a forward riding position. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025

Top Florida hotels for a green getaway Isla Bella Beach Resort, Marathon Want a free boat ride through the clear waters of the Florida Keys, while turning it into a do-gooding adventure? —Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025

Noun

Guests can embark on adventures beyond the hotel grounds up to 3 miles from the oceanfront hotel, ranging from a day trip to the idyllic beaches of Malibu, strolls & carnival rides along the Santa Monica Pier or shopping on the famed Montana Avenue. —Josh Max, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025

Another cab driver at the office identified Ali as the one asking for the ride, but the other two men waited outside and couldn’t be identified. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025

Verb

After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024

Retracing the gunman's steps using surveillance video, investigators say the shooter rode into Central Park on a bicycle and emerged from the park without his backpack. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024

Verb

The Texas Rangers rode World Series MVP Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Nathan Eovaldi to a title in 2023. —Tim Britton, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024

The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon was launched in 1979 and rode on the same platform until it was finally redesigned in 2019. —Karl Brauer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

Phrases Containing ride

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