RIDGE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈrij

Definition of ridge

as in crest

the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof

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verb

as in to drift

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Recent Examples of ridge

Noun

Developers have become increasingly interested in building atop North Carolina’s mountain ridges, creating threats to vistas along the Appalachian Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 In North Georgia’s mountains, autumn already is transforming ridges, forests and streambanks into dazzling palettes of reds, yellows, maroons and deep oranges — all part of nature’s annual leaf color spectacle. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Verb

On those days, the secluded swim between Playa Chen Rio and Coconuts provides a clear view over the coral ridges 20 to 30 feet below. — New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025 Warm weather in the West Meanwhile, strong ridging developing over the Intermountain West will allow temperatures to rise to 10-15 degrees above average in that area. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ridge

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Noun

There is one possibility that only wave crests will meet at this point, and the resulting wave will be four times bigger than the individual ones (constructive interference).

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Each section of the crest pays tribute to the club, the city of Barcelona and the region of Catalonia, through motifs that include the Saint George’s Cross, the Senyera (the Catalan flag) and a vintage-style soccer ball.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of crest

Verb

For the past 15 years, Ishmael Butler and his cast of collaborators have drifted further and further into the outer reaches, deconstructing and reassembling hip-hop, jazz, and kosmische conventions into sprawling, proggy rhapsodies.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Meta stock plunged after the hyperscaler drifted into negative free cash flow, while China entered bear market territory with Alibaba’s stock dropping 6%, as investors questioned the return on its AI investments.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drift

Verb

Streamers also are banking that creators can not only bring their audience with them but fill their libraries with content that is, frankly, dramatically less expensive than traditional fare and that is produced at a more rapid clip.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Big shot before the scrimmage A highlight of the evening came early when former KU wing Perry Ellis banked in a halfcourt shot to win $10,000 for KU student Addyson Devlin.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of bank

Verb

To be sure, the question asking voters to name their top concerns lists several economy- and cost-related topics separately, subdividing an issue that might otherwise rank higher if lumped into a single category.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
State records say two other now-inactive companies the indictment lumps in with those seven, Online Insurance Auctions and Insurance Auctions, LLC, were run (on paper) by Georgios Alexopoulos out of Fort Lauderdale.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lump

Verb

Proteins and blood cells Proteins and DNA can gather on plastic surfaces, and lysozyme, a common test protein, also began clumping into aggregates there.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Ordinary matter alone would struggle to clump together tightly enough to form stars.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

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