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"steeping", "flooding", "glutting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "riddling (out)":{ "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics" ], "synonyms":[ "answering", "breaking", "cracking", "doping (out)", "figuring out", "puzzling (out)", "resolving", "solving", "unraveling", "unriddling", "working", "working out" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluding", "deciding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "judging", "reasoning", "clearing (up)", "ironing out", "straightening (out)", "unscrambling", "untangling", "untying", "untieing", "assuming", "conjecturing", "divining", "guessing", "presuming", "speculating", "deciphering", "decoding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rides herd on":{ "to be in charge of":{ "examples":[ "Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once." ], "synonyms":[ "bosses", "captains", "handles", "heads", "overlooks", "oversees", "quarterbacks", "superintends", "supervises" ], "near synonyms":[ "administers", "commands", "controls", "directs", "guides", "manages", "orders", "runs", "shepherds", "shows", "steers", "monitors", "presides (over)", "governs", "reigns", "rules" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "ridiculed":{ "to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{ "examples":[ "the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion" ], "synonyms":[ "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "jeered", "laughed (at)", "mocked", "scouted", "shot down", "skewered" ], "near synonyms":[ "scoffed (at)", "scorned", "sneered (at)", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "disparaged", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "put down", "chaffed", "jived", "joshed", "kidded", "quizzed", "rallied", "razzed", "ribbed", "rode", "rid", "teased", "tweaked", "twitted", "baited", "barracked", "bugged", "catcalled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "heckled", "needled", "pestered", "ragged", "targeted", "taunted", "tormented", "aped", "burlesqued", "caricatured", "imitated", "lampooned", "mimicked", "parodied", "parroted", "pilloried", "satirized", "took off (on)", "travestied" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauded", "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ridiculer":{ "a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{ "examples":[ "any person of great vision has his or her ridiculers , who inevitably fail to appreciate genius and originality" ], "synonyms":[ "baiter", "harasser", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "persecutor", "quiz", "quizzer", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "giber", "jiber", "insulter", "jeerer", "scoffer", "scorner", "trash-talker", "smart aleck", "smart alec", "smarty", "smartie", "smarty-pants", "wiseacre", "wise guy", "kidder", "lampooner", "satirist", "accuser", "blamer", "troublemaker", "assailant", "attacker", "molester", "victimizer", "bother", "disturber", "pest" ], "near antonyms":[ "defender", "deliverer", "guard", "protector", "rescuer", "savior", "saviour", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ridicules":{ "the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something":{ "examples":[ "the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule" ], "synonyms":[ "derisions", "mockeries", "sports" ], "near synonyms":[ "contempts", "disdains", "scorns", "belittlements", "deprecations", "disparagements", "catcalls", "insults", "put-downs", "laughters", "burlesques", "caricatures", "mimicries", "pasquinades", "satires" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauses", "approvals", "commendations", "praises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{ "examples":[ "the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion" ], "synonyms":[ "derides", "gibes", "jibes", "jeers", "laughs (at)", "mocks", "scouts", "shoots down", "skewers" ], "near synonyms":[ "scoffs (at)", "scorns", "sneers (at)", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "disparages", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "puts down", "chaffs", "jives", "joshes", "kids", "quizzes", "rallies", "razzes", "ribs", "rides", "teases", "tweaks", "twits", "baits", "barracks", "bugs", "catcalls", "harasses", "harries", "hassles", "heckles", "needles", "pesters", "rags", "targets", "taunts", "torments", "apes", "burlesques", "caricatures", "imitates", "lampoons", "mimics", "parodies", "parrots", "pillories", "satirizes", "takes off (on)", "travesties" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauds", "approves", "commends", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "riding":{ "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "examples":[ "that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "baiting", "hassling", "hazing", "heckling", "needling", "taunting", "teasing" ], "near synonyms":[ "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "jeering", "mocking", "ridiculing", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "fretting", "frosting", "galling", "getting", "gnawing (at)", "grating", "griping", "hacking (off)", "hagriding", "irking", "irritating", "itching", "nagging", "narking", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "ruffling", "spiting", "troubling", "vexing", "aggravating", "exasperating", "goading", "testing", "trying", "aggrieving", "agitating", "bedeviling", "beleaguering", "discomforting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "badgering", "dogging", "hounding", "browbeating", "bullying", "hectoring", "harassing", "harrying", "persecuting", "plaguing", "terrorizing", "tormenting", "torturing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffing", "jiving", "joking", "joshing", "kidding", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "roasting", "teasing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bantering", "fooling", "funning", "stringing along", "jesting", "quipping", "wisecracking", "gagging", "japing", "jollying", "yukking", "yucking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "a condor riding high in the sky" ], "synonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "sailing", "swimming", "wafting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobbing", "dangling", "suspending", "buoying", "ballooning", "rafting" ], "near antonyms":[ "diving", "lunging", "plunging", "dipping", "immersing", "submerging", "submersing" ], "antonyms":[ "settling", "sinking" ] }, "to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{ "examples":[ "our plan for the party rides on whether he can come" ], "synonyms":[ "depending", "hanging", "hinging", "turning" ], "near synonyms":[ "basing", "establishing", "founding", "resting", "staying", "grounding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ridding":{ "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "worked two jobs to rid himself of debt" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "divesting", "freeing", "relieving", "unburdening" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharging", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering", "bailing (out)", "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogging (down)", "fettering", "hampering", "restraining", "shackling", "subjecting", "weighing down", "weighting (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ridging":{ "as in drifting , banking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banking", "drifting", "agglutinating", "clumping", "lumping", "accreting", "accumulating", "amassing", "building up", "collecting", "concentrating", "conglomerating", "gathering", "massing", "piling (up)", "stacking (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "riding (out)":{ "to come safely through":{ "examples":[ "just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "surviving", "weathering" ], "near synonyms":[ "outlasting", "outliving", "wearing out", "pulling through", "abiding", "continuing", "enduring", "hanging on", "holding on", "holding out", "holding up", "lasting", "leading", "persisting", "standing", "sticking out", "withstanding", "being", "breathing", "existing", "living", "subsisting", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "near antonyms":[ "croaking", "deceasing", "departing", "dying", "expiring", "passing away", "passing (on)", "perishing", "succumbing", "disappearing", "evaporating", "fading", "vanishing", "ceasing", "ending", "stopping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ride herd on":{ "to be in charge of":{ "examples":[ "Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once." ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "captain", "handle", "head", "overlook", "oversee", "quarterback", "superintend", "supervise" ], "near synonyms":[ "administer", "command", "control", "direct", "guide", "manage", "order", "run", "shepherd", "show", "steer", "monitor", "preside (over)", "govern", "reign", "rule" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "ridged":{ "as in drifted , banked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banked", "drifted", "agglutinated", "clumped", "lumped", "accreted", "accumulated", "amassed", "built up", "collected", "concentrated", "conglomerated", "gathered", "massed", "piled (up)", "stacked (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ride":{ "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "examples":[ "that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "bait", "hassle", "haze", "heckle", "needle", "taunt", "tease" ], "near synonyms":[ "deride", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "fret", "frost", "gall", "get", "gnaw (at)", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "hagride", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nag", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "trouble", "vex", "aggravate", "exasperate", "goad", "test", "try", "aggrieve", "agitate", "bedevil", "beleaguer", "discomfort", "disturb", "perturb", "badger", "dog", "hound", "browbeat", "bully", "hector", "harass", "harry", "persecute", "plague", "terrorize", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "chaff", "jive", "joke", "josh", "kid", "rally", "razz", "rib", "roast", "tease" ], "near synonyms":[ "banter", "fool", "fun", "string along", "jest", "quip", "wisecrack", "gag", "jape", "jolly", "yuk", "yuck" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "a condor riding high in the sky" ], "synonyms":[ "drift", "float", "glide", "hang", "hover", "poise", "sail", "swim", "waft" ], "near synonyms":[ "bob", "dangle", "suspend", "buoy", "balloon", "raft" ], "near antonyms":[ "dive", "lunge", "plunge", "dip", "immerse", "submerge", "submerse" ], "antonyms":[ "settle", "sink" ] }, "to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{ "examples":[ "our plan for the party rides on whether he can come" ], "synonyms":[ "depend", "hang", "hinge", "turn" ], "near synonyms":[ "base", "establish", "found", "rest", "stay", "ground" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another":{ "examples":[ "an organization that provides rides for senior citizens" ], "synonyms":[ "lift", "transportation" ], "near synonyms":[ "drive", "spin", "turn", "joyride", "conveyance", "passage", "transit", "transport" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ridded":{ "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "worked two jobs to rid himself of debt" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disburden", "disencumber", "divest", "free", "relieve", "unburden" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharge", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter", "bail (out)", "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate" ], "near antonyms":[ "bog (down)", "fetter", "hamper", "restrain", "shackle", "subject", "weigh down", "weight (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rider":{ "as in allonge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "allonge", "documentation", "follow-up", "sequel", "accompaniment", "addition", "complement", "postscript", "conclusion", "ending", "finale", "coda", "epilogue", "epilog", "postlude", "addendum", "afterword", "appendix", "codicil", "excursus", "supplement" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreword", "introduction", "preface", "prologue", "prolog" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "riddance":{ "the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{ "examples":[ "the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned" ], "synonyms":[ "discarding", "disposal", "disposition", "dumping", "jettison", "junking", "removal", "scrapping", "throwing away" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearance", "clearing", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "destruction" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulation", "acquirement", "acquisition", "collection", "deposit", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ridden (out)":{ "to come safely through":{ "examples":[ "just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "survived", "weathered" ], "near synonyms":[ "outlasted", "outlived", "worn out", "pulled through", "abided", "abode", "continued", "endured", "held on", "held out", "held up", "hung on", "lasted", "led", "persisted", "stood", "stuck out", "withstood", "been", "breathed", "existed", "lived", "subsisted", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "thriven" ], "near antonyms":[ "croaked", "deceased", "departed", "died", "expired", "passed away", "passed (on)", "perished", "succumbed", "disappeared", "evaporated", "faded", "vanished", "ceased", "ended", "stopped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rides (out)":{ "to come safely through":{ "examples":[ "just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "survives", "weathers" ], "near synonyms":[ "outlasts", "outlives", "wears out", "pulls through", "abides", "continues", "endures", "hangs on", "holds on", "holds out", "holds up", "lasts", "leads", "persists", "stands", "sticks out", "withstands", "breathes", "exists", "is", "lives", "subsists", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives" ], "near antonyms":[ "croaks", "deceases", "departs", "dies", "expires", "passes away", "passes (on)", "perishes", "succumbs", "disappears", "evaporates", "fades", "vanishes", "ceases", "ends", "stops" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ridiculousness":{ "as in irony , absurdity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "irony", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "amusement", "enjoyment", "fun", "pleasure", "whimsicality", "wittiness", "wryness", "comedy", "comic", "comicality", "drollery", "drollness", "funniness", "hilariousness", "humor", "humorousness", "richness", "uproariousness", "burlesque", "caricature", "farce", "jest", "lampoon", "parody", "satire", "slapstick", "spoof", "takeoff", "jocularity", "jokiness", "playfulness", "waggishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "pathos", "agony", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "misery", "sorrow", "torment", "torture", "tribulation", "woe", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness", "somberness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "riders":{ "as in allonges":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "allonges", "documentations", "follow-ups", "sequels", "accompaniments", "additions", "complements", "postscripts", "conclusions", "endings", "finales", "codas", "epilogues", "epilogs", "postludes", "addenda", "addendums", "afterwords", "appendixes", "appendices", "codicils", "excursuses", "excursus", "supplements" ], "near antonyms":[ "forewords", "introductions", "prefaces", "prologues", "prologs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ridgepole":{ "as in post , stick":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "brace", "pile", "post", "sill", "splint", "stake", "stave", "stick", "lumber", "timber", "wood", "bar", "billet", "block", "cordwood", "firewood" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in spine , backbone":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backbone", "spine", "divide", "eminence", "peak", "prominence", "promontory", "rise", "crest", "ridge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "riddles (out)":{ "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics" ], "synonyms":[ "answers", "breaks", "cracks", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "puzzles (out)", "resolves", "solves", "unravels", "unriddles", "works", "works out" ], "near synonyms":[ "concludes", "decides", "deduces", "gathers", "infers", "judges", "reasons", "clears (up)", "irons out", "straightens (out)", "unscrambles", "untangles", "unties", "assumes", "conjectures", "divines", "guesses", "presumes", "speculates", "deciphers", "decodes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rid":{ "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "worked two jobs to rid himself of debt" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disburden", "disencumber", "divest", "free", "relieve", "unburden" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharge", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter", "bail (out)", "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate" ], "near antonyms":[ "bog (down)", "fetter", "hamper", "restrain", "shackle", "subject", "weigh down", "weight (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ridiculers":{ "a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{ "examples":[ "any person of great vision has his or her ridiculers , who inevitably fail to appreciate genius and originality" ], "synonyms":[ "baiters", "harassers", "hecklers", "mockers", "needlers", "persecutors", "quizzers", "quizzes", "taunters", "teasers", "teases", "tormentors", "tormenters", "torturers" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittlers", "deriders", "detractors", "gibers", "jibers", "insulters", "jeerers", "scoffers", "scorners", "trash-talkers", "smart alecks", "smart alecs", "smarties", "smarty-pants", "wiseacres", "wise guys", "kidders", "lampooners", "satirists", "accusers", "blamers", "troublemakers", "assailants", "attackers", "molesters", "victimizers", "bothers", "disturbers", "pests" ], "near antonyms":[ "defenders", "deliverers", "guards", "protectors", "rescuers", "saviors", "saviours", "comforters", "solaces", "soothers", "succorers", "bodyguards", "champions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "riddles":{ "something hard to understand or explain":{ "examples":[ "his motives for starting an argument with the coach were a complete riddle" ], "synonyms":[ "closed books", "conundrums", "enigmas", "head-scratchers", "mysteries", "mystifications", "puzzlements", "puzzles", "secrets", "whys" ], "near synonyms":[ "brainteasers", "cases", "challenges", "knots", "matters", "perplexities", "posers", "problems", "stumpers", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a hole or series of holes in":{ "examples":[ "several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot" ], "synonyms":[ "bores", "drills", "holes", "perforates", "pierces", "punches", "punctures" ], "near synonyms":[ "broaches", "taps", "pokes", "prickles", "pricks", "penetrates", "burrows (into)", "excavates", "gouges", "grooves", "hollows", "breaks", "cuts", "gashes", "notches", "rends", "ruptures", "slashes", "slits", "splits" ], "near antonyms":[ "fills", "patches", "plugs", "seals" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to spread throughout":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption" ], "synonyms":[ "interpenetrates", "percolates (into)", "permeates", "pervades", "suffuses", "transfuses" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffuses (through)", "impregnates", "passes (into)", "penetrates", "fills (up)", "drenches", "imbues", "infuses", "saturates", "soaks", "steeps", "floods", "gluts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "riddled (out)":{ "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics" ], "synonyms":[ "answered", "broke", "cracked", "doped (out)", "figured out", "puzzled (out)", "resolved", "solved", "unraveled", "unriddled", "worked", "wrought", "worked out" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluded", "decided", "deduced", "gathered", "inferred", "judged", "reasoned", "cleared (up)", "ironed out", "straightened (out)", "unscrambled", "untangled", "untied", "assumed", "conjectured", "divined", "guessed", "presumed", "speculated", "deciphered", "decoded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "riddances":{ "the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{ "examples":[ "the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned" ], "synonyms":[ "disposals", "dispositions", "dumpings", "jettisons", "removals" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearances", "clearings", "decimations", "demolishments", "demolitions", "destructions" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulations", "acquirements", "acquisitions", "collections", "deposits", "gatherings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "riddle (out)":{ "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics" ], 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"commendation", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{ "examples":[ "the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion" ], "synonyms":[ "deride", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "laugh (at)", "mock", "scout", "shoot down", "skewer" ], "near synonyms":[ "scoff (at)", "scorn", "sneer (at)", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "disparage", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "put down", "chaff", "jive", "josh", "kid", "quiz", "rally", "razz", "rib", "ride", "tease", "tweak", "twit", "bait", "barrack", "bug", "catcall", "harass", "harry", "hassle", "heckle", "needle", "pester", "rag", "target", "taunt", "torment", "ape", "burlesque", "caricature", "imitate", "lampoon", "mimic", "parody", "parrot", "pillory", "satirize", "take off (on)", "travesty" ], "near antonyms":[ "applaud", "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ridgepoles":{ "as in posts , sticks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "braces", "piles", "posts", "sills", "splints", "stakes", "staves", "sticks", "lumber", "timbers", "woods", "bars", "billets", "blocks", "cordwoods", "firewoods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in spines , backbones":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backbones", "spines", "divides", "eminences", "peaks", "prominences", "promontories", "rises", "crests", "ridges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "riddled":{ "to make a hole or series of holes in":{ "examples":[ "several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot" ], "synonyms":[ "bored", "drilled", "holed", "perforated", "pierced", "punched", "punctured" ], "near synonyms":[ "broached", "tapped", "poked", "pricked", "prickled", "penetrated", "burrowed (into)", "excavated", "gouged", "grooved", "hollowed", "broke", "cut", "gashed", "notched", "rent", "rended", "ruptured", "slashed", "slit", "split" ], "near antonyms":[ "filled", "patched", "plugged", "sealed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to spread throughout":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption" ], "synonyms":[ "interpenetrated", "percolated (into)", "permeated", "pervaded", "suffused", "transfused" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffused (through)", "impregnated", "passed (into)", "penetrated", "filled (up)", "drenched", "imbued", "infused", "saturated", "soaked", "steeped", "flooded", "glutted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ridden":{ "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "examples":[ "that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "baited", "hassled", "hazed", "heckled", "needled", "taunted", "teased" ], "near synonyms":[ "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "jeered", "mocked", "ridiculed", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "fretted", "frosted", "galled", "gnawed (at)", "got", "gotten", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "hagridden", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "nagged", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "troubled", "vexed", "vext", "aggravated", "exasperated", "goaded", "tested", "tried", "aggrieved", "agitated", "bedeviled", "beleaguered", "discomforted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "badgered", "dogged", "hounded", "browbeaten", "browbeat", "bullied", "hectored", "harassed", "harried", "persecuted", "plagued", "terrorized", "tormented", "tortured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffed", "jived", "joked", "joshed", "kidded", "rallied", "razzed", "ribbed", "roasted", "teased" ], "near synonyms":[ "bantered", "fooled", "funned", "strung along", "jested", "quipped", "wisecracked", "gagged", "japed", "jollied", "yukked", "yucked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "a condor riding high in the sky" ], "synonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "glided", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "sailed", "swum", "wafted" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobbed", "dangled", "suspended", "buoyed", "ballooned", "rafted" ], "near antonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "lunged", "plunged", "dipped", "immersed", "submerged", "submersed" ], "antonyms":[ "settled", "sunk" ] }, "to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{ "examples":[ "our plan for the party rides on whether he can come" ], "synonyms":[ "depended", "hinged", "hung", "hanged", "turned" ], "near synonyms":[ "based", "established", "founded", "rested", "stayed", "grounded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ridiculing":{ "as in mocking , deriding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baiting", "deriding", "derisive", "derisory", "hassling", "heckling", "jeering", "mocking", "needling", "taunting", "bandying", "quipping", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "sarcastic", "scornful", "bantering", "chaffing", "fooling", "funning", "jesting", "joking", "joshing", "kidding", "quizzical", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in mocking , ribbing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fooling", "kidding", "mocking", "razzing", "ribbing", "drollness", "facetiousness", "funniness", "hilariousness", "humorousness", "richness", "humor", "wit", "wordplay", "barb", "crack", "dig", "gag", "gambit", "jest", "joke", "laugh", "pleasantry", "quip", "sally", "waggery", "wisecrack", "witticism", "nothings", "backchat", "badinage", "banter", "chaff", "give-and-take", "jesting", "joshing", "persiflage", "raillery", "repartee", "chatter", "chitchat", "gossip", "small talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{ "examples":[ "the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion" ], "synonyms":[ "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "jeering", "laughing (at)", "mocking", "scouting", "shooting down", "skewering" ], "near synonyms":[ "scoffing (at)", "scorning", "sneering (at)", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "disparaging", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "putting down", "chaffing", "jiving", "joshing", "kidding", "quizzing", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "riding", "teasing", "tweaking", "twitting", "baiting", "barracking", "bugging", "catcalling", "harassing", "harrying", "hassling", "heckling", "needling", "pestering", "ragging", "targeting", "taunting", "tormenting", "aping", "burlesquing", "caricaturing", "imitating", "lampooning", "mimicking", "parodying", "parroting", "pillorying", "satirizing", "taking off (on)", "travestying" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauding", "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "ridden herd on":{ "to be in charge of":{ "examples":[ "Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once." ], "synonyms":[ "bossed", "captained", "handled", "headed", "overlooked", "overseen", "quarterbacked", "superintended", "supervised" ], "near synonyms":[ "administered", "commanded", "controlled", "directed", "guided", "managed", "ordered", "run", "shepherded", "shown", "showed", "steered", "monitored", "presided (over)", "governed", "reigned", "ruled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "rids":{ "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "worked two jobs to rid himself of debt" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "divests", "frees", "relieves", "unburdens" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharges", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters", "bails (out)", "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogs (down)", "fetters", "hampers", "restrains", "shackles", "subjects", "weighs down", "weights (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ride (out)":{ "to come safely through":{ "examples":[ "just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "survive", "weather" ], "near synonyms":[ "outlast", "outlive", "wear out", "pull through", "abide", "continue", "endure", "hang on", "hold on", "hold out", "hold up", "last", "lead", "persist", "stand", "stick out", "withstand", "be", "breathe", "exist", "live", "subsist", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "near antonyms":[ "croak", "decease", "depart", "die", "expire", "pass (on)", "pass away", "perish", "succumb", "disappear", "evaporate", "fade", "vanish", "cease", "end", "stop" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "riddle":{ "something hard to understand or explain":{ "examples":[ "his motives for starting an argument with the coach were a complete riddle" ], "synonyms":[ "closed book", "conundrum", "enigma", "head-scratcher", "mystery", "mystification", "puzzle", "puzzlement", "secret", "why" ], "near synonyms":[ "brainteaser", "case", "challenge", "knot", "matter", "perplexity", "poser", "problem", "stumper", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a hole or series of holes in":{ "examples":[ "several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "drill", "hole", "perforate", "pierce", "punch", "puncture" ], "near synonyms":[ "broach", "tap", "poke", "prick", "prickle", "penetrate", "burrow (into)", "excavate", "gouge", "groove", "hollow", "break", "cut", "gash", "notch", "rend", "rupture", "slash", "slit", "split" ], "near antonyms":[ "fill", "patch", "plug", "seal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to spread throughout":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption" ], "synonyms":[ "interpenetrate", "percolate (into)", "permeate", "pervade", "suffuse", "transfuse" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffuse (through)", "impregnate", "pass (into)", "penetrate", "fill (up)", "drench", "imbue", "infuse", "saturate", "soak", "steep", "flood", "glut" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ridge":{ "the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge":{ "examples":[ "pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof" ], "synonyms":[ "crest" ], "near synonyms":[ "divide", "backbone", "ridgepole", "spine", "eminence", "peak", "prominence", "promontory", "rise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in drift , bank":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bank", "drift", "agglutinate", "clump", "lump", "accrete", "accumulate", "amass", "build up", "collect", "concentrate", "conglomerate", "gather", "mass", "pile (up)", "stack (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ridges":{ "the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge":{ "examples":[ "pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof" ], "synonyms":[ "crests" ], "near synonyms":[ "divides", "backbones", "ridgepoles", "spines", "eminences", "peaks", "prominences", "promontories", "rises" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in drifts , banks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banks", "drifts", "agglutinates", "clumps", "lumps", "accretes", "accumulates", "amasses", "builds up", "collects", "concentrates", "conglomerates", "gathers", "masses", "piles (up)", "stacks (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "riding herd on":{ "to be in charge of":{ "examples":[ "Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once." ], "synonyms":[ "bossing", "captaining", "handling", "heading", "overlooking", "overseeing", "quarterbacking", "superintending", "supervising" ], "near synonyms":[ "administering", "commanding", "controlling", "directing", "guiding", "managing", "ordering", "running", "shepherding", "showing", "steering", "monitoring", "presiding (over)", "governing", "reigning", "ruling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "ridiculous":{ "so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{ "examples":[ "a movie thriller with such a ridiculous plot that it gets only guffaws from audiences" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "cockamamy", "cockamamie", "comical", "derisive", "derisory", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "pathetic", "preposterous", "risible", "silly" ], "near synonyms":[ "asinine", "brainless", "dumb", "fatuous", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "inane", "jerky", "moronic", "nonsensical", "simpleminded", "stupid", "unwise", "weak-minded", "witless", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dotty", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "screwball", "senseless", "wacky", "whacky", "fantastic", "fantastical", "far-fetched", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unreal", "unrealistic", "unreasonable", "illogical", "irrational" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "solemn", "believable", "conceivable", "credible", "logical", "rational", "realistic", "reasonable", "sensible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "causing or intended to cause laughter":{ "examples":[ "a movie comedian who has perfected the ridiculous pratfall" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "chucklesome", "comedic", "comic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hilarious", "humoristic", "humorous", "hysterical", "hysteric", "killing", "laughable", "ludicrous", "riotous", "risible", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "clownish", "knockabout", "slapstick", "slapsticky", "zany", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "snickery", "jocular", "playful", "waggish", "campy", "jokey", "joky", "priceless", "rich", "whimsical", "witty", "wry", "blithesome", "gleeful", "jocose", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "mad", "merry", "mirthful" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "serious", "severe", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "tragic", "tragical", "lachrymose", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "tearful", "woeful" ], "antonyms":[ "humorless", "lame", "unamusing", "uncomic", "unfunny", "unhumorous", "unhysterical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rides":{ "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "examples":[ "that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "baits", "hassles", "hazes", "heckles", "needles", "taunts", "teases" ], "near synonyms":[ "derides", "gibes", "jibes", "jeers", "mocks", "ridicules", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "frets", "frosts", "galls", "gets", "gnaws (at)", "grates", "gripes", "hacks (off)", "hagrides", "irks", "irritates", "itches", "nags", "narks", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts out", "rasps", "riles", "ruffles", "spites", "troubles", "vexes", "aggravates", "exasperates", "goads", "tests", "tries", "aggrieves", "agitates", "bedevils", "beleaguers", "discomforts", "disturbs", "perturbs", "badgers", "dogs", "hounds", "browbeats", "bullies", "hectors", "harasses", "harries", "persecutes", "plagues", "terrorizes", "torments", "tortures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffs", "jives", "jokes", "joshes", "kids", "rallies", "razzes", "ribs", "roasts", "teases" ], "near synonyms":[ "banters", "fools", "funs", "strings along", "jests", "quips", "wisecracks", "gags", "japes", "jollies", "yuks", "yucks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "a condor riding high in the sky" ], "synonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "glides", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "sails", "swims", "wafts" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobs", "dangles", "suspends", "buoys", "balloons", "rafts" ], "near antonyms":[ "dives", "lunges", "plunges", "dips", "immerses", "submerges", "submerses" ], "antonyms":[ "settles", "sinks" ] }, "to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{ "examples":[ "our plan for the party rides on whether he can come" ], "synonyms":[ "depends", "hangs", "hinges", "turns" ], "near synonyms":[ "bases", "establishes", "founds", "rests", "stays", "grounds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another":{ "examples":[ "an organization that provides rides for senior citizens" ], "synonyms":[ "lifts", "transportations" ], "near synonyms":[ "drives", "spins", "turns", "joyrides", "conveyances", "passages", "transits", "transports" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }