ride

[rahyd] / raɪd /

NOUN

journey, trip in vehicle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drive excursion expedition jaunt outing tour transportation

STRONG

airing commute hitch joyride lift run spin turn whirl

WEAK

Sunday drive pick up

VERB

carry or be carried

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cruise drift drive float go go with guide move sit travel

STRONG

control curb direct handle hitchhike journey manage motor post progress restrain roll tour

WEAK

be supported hitch a ride sit on thumb a ride tool around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade remain stay stop

STRONG

mismanage neglect

WEAK

free release

VERB

dominate, oppress

Synonyms

STRONG

afflict annoy badger bait berate disparage domineer enslave grip harass harry haunt hector hound override persecute rate reproach revile scold torment torture tyrannize upbraid

WEAK

be arbitrary be autocratic

Antonyms

STRONG

aid approve assist comfort commend compliment flatter help let go make happy please praise soothe support

WEAK

free release

Example Sentences

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Salam's vivid and inventive style makes it a highly enjoyable ride.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Here’s how you can hitch a ride on Elon Musk’s rocket company when it begins trading in June.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

On a bike ride, the puppet effect was even more dramatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Kidd landed in Dallas instead and seemed in the driver’s seat for a long ride until the Doncic trade.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

On our bicycles it was a whole day’s hard ride.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo