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 For a subtle twist on preppy style, opt for a little white dress with a black knee-high riding boot. — Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 6 July 2026 Ming never wins, because hope is always riding in the caboose. — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Pilar said her mother had her first horseback riding accident when her twin boys [who are now 16] were only 2 years old. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 July 2026 Police said Evans was riding a motorcycle when the shooting happened. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 Prediction markets, meanwhile, are riding the football frenzy with massive trading volumes in June. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Junior bull riders generally graduate from riding horses, learning balance and agility, before testing their mettle on miniature bulls. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Finn Gomez, a Getty Images photographer, shared an image of people in face masks and apparent Patriot Front gear riding the Metro. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026 Perhaps the biggest satellite riding the Falcon 9 on Tuesday was CAS500-4, a South Korean Earth-observation craft that tips the scales at about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms). — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riding

Verb

After teasing us for a while, Volvo finally showed off the EX30 for real in 2023.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Nike has been teasing its forthcoming partnership with the German team throughout this World Cup.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of teasing

Verb

Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Room was kidding, but someone inside Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night had the power to make that happen.

— Pete Grathoff June 21, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

Definition of kidding

Verb

When both extend simultaneously – as the real bird does during hovering – the lift increase is greater than the sum of the two movements separately, but their pitching effects cancel each other out.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Markets have responded to the absence of immediate escalation, with WTI hovering around $70/bbl, but the strategic conditions that generated the crisis persist.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of hovering

Verb

In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online, depending on local jurisdiction.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 July 2026
The comparison shows that the World Cup title race is broadly recognizable across all three sources, but the probabilities shift depending on how they are produced.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of depending

Verb

Hendry sang, taunting Austin Theory, Logan Paul, Paul Heyman and even Brock Lesnar.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Though suspicious, the recording was not considered incriminating, as Hodel may have suspected his home was wiretapped and was taunting police.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026

Definition of taunting

Verb

Following the convincing 3-0 victory over Czechia while resting some starters, the atmosphere on the Mexican team has been very relaxed, with several videos showing the players joking around with each other.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
There were quips and laughs during the postgame news conference, but Skubal’s overall tone was hardly joking.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of joking

Verb

Royal Caribbean also paid homage to the original Legend of the Seas, which began sailing for the line in the 1990s until 2017, with a model of that ship on display in Schooner Bar.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Two other small tankers exited the Persian Gulf by sailing closer to Iran.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

Second lady Usha Vance mocking The New York Times for reading political significance into her Old Navy maternity dress and the New York Knicks celebrating their NBA title were featured in last week's News Quiz.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
This patriotic anthem of the American Revolution originated as a favorite tune of British soldiers, who enjoyed its lyrics mocking American colonists.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026