RIDES Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

rides 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ride

as in teases

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 kids

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 hovers

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 depends

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

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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

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Recent Examples of rides

Verb

In true cowboy fashion, the trio rides their horses over to the party. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Daemon, who has the most experience in battle, rides Caraxes. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 The infrastructure layer always moves before the cultural layer does, and the people who notice the infrastructure first get to price the culture that rides on top of it. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 Balto rides a live call, feeding a rep real-time info to help support the customer or close the deal, auto-scoring the conversation afterward to identify room for improvement. — Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Saturday’s festivities include a running race and a Fourth of July parade before the carnival rides reopen. — Camila Pedrosa july 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 As Argentina rides World Cup fever and dreams of beating Cape Verde in the round of 32 on Friday, a dog walker has added his pack to the local fanbase. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Both rides feature extensive theming and animatronics modeled after the 2009 animated hit The Princess and the Frog, which follows the story of Disney’s first-ever Black princess, Tiana. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 Elementary school-age kids like Jimmy may enjoy the aquarium at the Seas with Nemo & Friends, games at the exit to Spaceship Earth, character greetings at CommuniCore Hall, different soda flavors from around the world in Club Cool and rides like Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure or Frozen Ever After. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Noun

That leaves you about an hour to grab a bite to eat, snap some selfies with Disney characters and hop on a few more rides. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 July 2026 Others have packed it on paddling excursions, long hikes, bike rides, and motorcycle road trips. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026 Knoebels still has a Crystal Pool, among more than 100 rides and attractions that have been added over the years. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Saturday night Chuck Arron had eight takers on the rides that covered the Disney show and on Sunday there were four passengers. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026 The festivities were held over four days in the Italian city, and included boat rides, bachelor and bachelorette parties, the wedding itself, and a luxe reception. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 Our car rides and plane trips, coffees and burgers, heating and cooling and clothing and everything else are paid for in blood—contributing, every moment, to the suffering and destruction global warming brings. — Gabriel Winslow-Yost, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026 The celebration includes carnival rides, live music, food vendors and a fireworks show honoring the nation's 250th anniversary. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026 Dettori retired as a jockey after taking some rides in Brazil following a spell racing in the United States, Britain's PA news agency reported. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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Verb

Wyclef Jean teases his upcoming album in a performance with Flavor Flav at Chez Vayner during the Cannes Lions Festival in France on June 23.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
The trailer teases Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular creature, who undergoes an intense transformation that leaves the townspeople terrified.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 June 2026

Definition of teases

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Idaho law mandates that kids age 14 or younger wear a life jacket on the water, according to the city.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2026
For children ages four and up, there’s the Adventure Zone kids club with indoor slides and arts and crafts, while fish feeding and guided nature walks happen at the Eco Centre.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Definition of kids

Verb

As a result, Skywalkers hovers between a sense of constant performance and disarming immediacy — the latter generally during the many vertigo-inducing drone shots of Ivan and Angela’s hair-raising accomplishments.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Their water content hovers around 16%, and butter is made up of 1-4% vitamins, minerals, lactose and protein.

— Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026

Definition of hovers

Noun

Sacramento International Airport transportations security officers received some pay Monday — their first paycheck in over a month — as the partial government shutdown continues.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Mayoral press conferences and news releases began to include a running tally of involuntary transportations—an acknowledgment, perhaps, of some outer limit to the power of asking nicely from a screen.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of transportations

Verb

The food team at Southern Living often jokes that there are no original recipe ideas left.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
In It Was an Accident, Walter jokes about her dating life, her kids and the current political climate all while incorporating the crowd in her standup.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Definition of jokes

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This time the fly lands just above the spot and floats its way down.

— Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
When the tank is full, the robot automatically floats to the surface and parks itself in a corner of the pool for emptying, which is a breeze thanks to a pop-out basket.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

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