Synonyms of straddled

straddled

verb

past tense of straddle

1

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perched
• squatted
• sat
• sprawled
• slouched
• lounged
• bestrode
• set

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stood
• rose
• arose
• got up

2

as in spanned

to be on both sides of (something)

The town straddles the river.

The movie straddles the line between comedy and drama.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spanned
• intersected
• comprised
• carried
• contained
• included
• overlapped
• owned
• cut
• crisscrossed
• overlaid
• bisected
• lapped
• embraced
• opened
• extended
• constituted
• received
• involved
• unfurled
• outstretched
• formed
• overlay
• subsumed
• stretched (out)
• entailed
• expanded
• spread (out)
• unfolded
• numbered
• possessed
• fanned (out)
• flared (out)
• overspread
• held
• comprehended
• consisted (of)
• bracketed
• had
• outspread
• took in
• decussated
• admitted
• composed
• embodied
• integrated
• incorporated
• made
• assimilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• closed
• folded
• compressed
• prevented
• contracted
• precluded
• prohibited
• denied
• condensed
• refused
• barred
• rejected
• compacted
• banned
• eliminated
• lost
• left (out)
• excluded
• excepted
• debarred
• ruled out
• omitted
• misplaced
• missed out
• mislaid

3

as in shook

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

The politician straddled the issue for weeks.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shook
• ducked
• evaded
• eschewed
• eluded
• shunned
• sidestepped
• flip-flopped
• yo-yoed
• dodged
• skirted
• shirked
• bypassed
• circumvented
• cavilled
• caviled
• hedged
• quibbled
• equivocated
• waffled
• weaseled
• pussyfooted
• fudged
• tergiversated