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 Baltzor and her husband Keith, had just finished riding a bunch of about 150 hundred head of their cattle down Highway 205 on horseback from another pasture. — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 JenChan’s floor manager, Maxx Reginello, couldn’t work for a few weeks last year after he was hit while riding his bike home after a double shift on Easter. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 The animal-print two-piece, traced with glittering piping, was worn with a black crop top, knee-high black leather riding boots, and a coordinating Chanel flap bag. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026 Volkswagen Make no mistake, Volkswagen has a lot riding on the ID. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 In new programs, interactions with horses go beyond riding to meditation, yoga and therapy that practitioners say can help restore life balance. — Ondine Cohane, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Freight that switched modes mid-year is riding on prices agreed before the truck market tightened until the 2027 bids reset them. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Fittingly, the presentation featured models walking a path that circled around 10 horses inside a riding hall in the Bois de Boulogne. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riding

Verb

After teasing the collab on their respective social channels earlier this week, the two have officially released their 37-piece collection—consisting of knits, jackets, and pants—in stores and online worldwide today.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
Chris Pratt is teasing his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to reprise his role as Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 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

Naturally, Roan brought her signature candor and wit to the performance, joking around with fans in the audience.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of joking

Verb

Charging infrastructure at ports would supply the electricity needed for operation, allowing the concept to avoid direct carbon emissions while sailing.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Chuck Zimmerman, who is described by his supporters as a Navy veteran who was intercepted by the Russian navy while sailing in international waters.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

There were earlier versions of this story that were openly mocking of Kip, versions that threw Leo under the bus for being too sly; versions that were too overtly political; versions with ghosts that didn’t need to be there, and so on.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
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