Synonyms of rides

rides 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ride

1

as in teases

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teases
• taunts
• mocks
• bothers
• baits
• ridicules
• tortures
• annoys
• picks on
• needles
• hassles
• heckles
• hazes
• plagues
• tries
• troubles
• tests
• makes game of
• jibes
• burns (up)
• bullies
• gets
• irritates
• hacks (off)
• gnaws (at)
• derides
• dogs
• pesters
• gripes
• nags
• gibes
• spites
• torments
• jeers
• ruffles
• bugs
• beleaguers
• itches
• harasses
• grates
• goads
• nettles
• puts out
• chafes
• rasps
• hounds
• frosts
• aggrieves
• riles
• persecutes
• disturbs
• irks
• galls
• aggravates
• peeves
• badgers
• terrorizes
• frets
• discomforts
• bedevils
• browbeats
• perturbs
• exasperates
• piques
• vexes
• agitates
• hagrides
• narks
• hectors
• harries

2

as in kids

to make fun of in a good-natured way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• teases
• jokes
• ribs
• roasts
• razzes
• rallies
• jives
• joshes
• chaffs
• takes the mickey out of
• goofs on
• banters
• strings along
• quips
• fools
• funs
• wisecracks
• jests
• jollies
• yucks
• gags
• japes
• yuks

3

as in hovers

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

a condor riding high in the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovers
• floats
• sails
• swims
• glides
• drifts
• hangs
• wafts
• bobs
• dangles
• poises
• suspends
• buoys
• rafts
• balloons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settles
• sinks
• dives
• plunges
• dips
• lunges
• submerges
• immerses
• submerses

4

as in depends

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

our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depends
• hangs
• turns
• hinges
• stays
• rests
• bases
• grounds
• establishes
• founds

rides

2 of 2

noun

plural of ride

as in transportations

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

an organization that provides rides for senior citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transportations
• drives
• lifts
• transports
• spins
• conveyances
• turns
• joyrides
• transits
• passages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rides

Verb

That’s an extension of the moto culture the Dream Rides owner has built; every member of his immediate family rides custom motorcycles, including his wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, brother-in-law, and more. —Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

By a fiercely loyal base that rides with him through thick and thin. —Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025

Car rides south cost thousands of dollars largely due to the high price of fuel, which Israel restricts into Gaza and is in short supply. —Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025

Musashi regularly rides jet skis and uses helicopter missiles like airborne surf boards, slicing up and exploding commandos and demons along the way. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025

Mihály lives in the countryside, rides a motorbike, drinks heavily, and prefers boxing to football. —Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025

Naaman Zhou rides one of the city’s busiest routes to find out what New Yorkers really think about the proposals from these mayoral hopefuls. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025

The group rides every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025

The car rides to and from practices or games were too numerous to count. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025

Noun

Even with just 5 stops (and frankly, other than the Area 51 art display and Resorts World itself, 3 not particularly interesting stops) the rides will no doubt be very popular, too popular for just a few cars to handle the demand, particularly when the price is free. —Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Our son is just getting tall enough to start going on the rides. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025

Delta passengers can also earn points for rides and purchases on Uber. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025

That includes a 20% overall cut in metro rail and bus services with 32 bus rides eliminated. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

Now in its 45th year, the free, two-day celebration will honor the independence of several Latin American countries with a parade and street fair, live music, carnival rides and more. —Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025

This Versailles-meets-surrealism palace hotel is set on the doorstep of the Tuileries Garden, where hotel staff can arrange for carousel rides and loaner toy sailboats. —Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025

Initially, though, all rides will have a human driver behind the wheel. —PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025

Quite the contrary, the high-end expedition includes private chartered flights, stays in upscale hotels, and memorable experiences like traditional game drives and hot-air balloon rides. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025