RIDING Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

riding

verb

Definition of riding

present participle of ride

as in teasing

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing

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as in kidding

to make fun of in a good-natured way his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday

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as in hovering

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a condor riding high in the sky

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as in depending

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

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Recent Examples of riding Another image — Jessie riding a real horse — helped inspire the ranch setting and a new character, Blaze. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 This very serious injury was what was sustained by several riders after riding the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, including two who required emergency brain surgery. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 The contest of networks will be nearly global, waged in multiple domains, with huge stakes riding on the outcome. — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026 Driving isn’t advisable either, nor is one of his other passions, riding a motorcycle, Joel told the Hollywood Reporter in an article that came out Thursday. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Her 20-year-old brother, Nate, was a junior at the University of Indiana in Bloomington when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver in September 2022 while riding his scooter back to his apartment. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, range is quoted at up to 93 miles (150 km) in city riding conditions. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 The Segway Xiro Automatic Dropper Post is an e-bike accessory compatible with Segway’s Myon and Muxi e-bikes that automatically lowers the seat as the rider slows to a stop and returns to optimal pedaling height when riders push to resume riding. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 In a remote riding situation or a grid-down type event, that’s 200 to 300 miles of traveling or commuting, with free and green power. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riding

Verb

Mahomes began teasing the collection last week with several posts on her Instagram.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
As part of the panel, co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau introduced a new clip teasing the second season, alongside series cast members Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Karim Diané and Robert Picardo.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of teasing

Verb

But kidding aside, AI used in the right way can make people smarter about their health, more so than most realize.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of kidding

Verb

At the event, Musk and his team showcased a white sports car that raced up a curved ramp, then clung to it upside down and vaulted off it, flipping in mid-air and hovering slowly before landing on the ground.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
The price of Brent crude, the international standard for oil, was hovering around $105 on Wednesday, up from $98 on the last day of September.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hovering

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Djrum is the rare DJ who operates almost entirely outside the world of genre; his sets swing from breakcore to IDM, jungle to techno, garage to field recordings to—well—whatever, really, depending on mood.

— Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
The agreement lasts for three years but could be cut short or extended depending on whether the parties mutually determine the city and Police Department have reached compliance.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of depending

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On the police's Facebook account on Tuesday, officers criticized inappropriate comments and warned that sharing or joking about such incidents can worsen the impact on any victim.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
From the Polar Prince, Dawood watched Shahzada joking with Hamish — the pair had become friends.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of joking

Verb

The unfortunate crew of the doomed vessel were likely sailing to the west when disaster struck, the researchers wrote in a study about the wreck that was published earlier this year.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
The fourth ship was identified as the Al Saadiyat, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

Reels captured everything from dancing and DJ parties at protest sites to songs mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
At this point in the shoot, the host segments that serve as interstitials for the movie mocking that made the original a success have all been filmed.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026