ridden
adjective
rid·den ˈri-dᵊn 
1
: harassed, oppressed, or obsessed by —usually used in combination
guilt-riddendebt-ridden
2
: excessively full of or supplied with —usually used in combination
slum-ridden
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web By October 2019, after being outbid on an asbestos-ridden home in Weymouth, the couple decided to tour a ranch-style abode in Sharon, where the median sales price for a single-family home was $750,000 in July, according to The Warren Group report. 
Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 While the debt-ridden Cineworld Group weighs a bankruptcy filing, citing the upcoming lack of fall wide releases, smaller theaters and chains are less fazed by the slowdown. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Aug. 2022 On Sunday, an expletive-ridden video surfaced of two Crawford County Sheriff’s deputies and a Mulberry police officer using brutal force against Randal Worcester, a South Carolina man traveling through Arkansas. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2022 On July 5, Rob took to Instagram to blast his ex, sharing graphic and expletive-ridden content about the mother of his child - including three naked photos - while accusing her of drug/alcohol abuse and infidelity. Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2022 The VulcanForms technology, recalled Greg Reichow, a partner at Eclipse, was trying to address the three shortcomings of 3-D printing: too slow, too expensive and too ridden with defects. New York Times, 3 July 2022 In the days leading up to my first chemotherapy session, my mind was an anxiety-ridden mess. Gene Park, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 The clip also comes complete with a pillow fight and Styles officiating a bed-ridden wedding. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2022 Some choose to get rid of it at already trash-ridden spots. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2022 See More
Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 While the debt-ridden Cineworld Group weighs a bankruptcy filing, citing the upcoming lack of fall wide releases, smaller theaters and chains are less fazed by the slowdown. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Aug. 2022 On Sunday, an expletive-ridden video surfaced of two Crawford County Sheriff’s deputies and a Mulberry police officer using brutal force against Randal Worcester, a South Carolina man traveling through Arkansas. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2022 On July 5, Rob took to Instagram to blast his ex, sharing graphic and expletive-ridden content about the mother of his child - including three naked photos - while accusing her of drug/alcohol abuse and infidelity. Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2022 The VulcanForms technology, recalled Greg Reichow, a partner at Eclipse, was trying to address the three shortcomings of 3-D printing: too slow, too expensive and too ridden with defects. New York Times, 3 July 2022 In the days leading up to my first chemotherapy session, my mind was an anxiety-ridden mess. Gene Park, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 The clip also comes complete with a pillow fight and Styles officiating a bed-ridden wedding. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2022 Some choose to get rid of it at already trash-ridden spots. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing ridden
Kids Definition
ridden
adjective
rid·den ˈrid-ᵊn
: extremely concerned with or burdened by
guilt-ridden
poverty-ridden
ridden
verb
variants or chiefly dialectal rid or rode
1
as in teased
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- teased
- tried
- bothered
- gotten
- annoyed
- taunted
- got
- irritated
- hassled
- grated
- picked on
- mocked
- hazed
- baited
- heckled
- needled
- tested
- ridiculed
- derided
- pestered
- plagued
- chafed
- goaded
- troubled
- aggravated
- hounded
- bedeviled
- jeered
- vexed
- griped
- nagged
- tortured
- jibed
- bugged
- ruffled
- itched
- riled
- galled
- dogged
- nettled
- disturbed
- put out
- exasperated
- fretted
- irked
- perturbed
- tormented
- badgered
- terrorized
- gibed
- made game of
- rasped
- harassed
- piqued
- discomforted
- browbeaten
- peeved
- frosted
- beleaguered
- bullied
- agitated
- narked
- spited
- hagridden
- aggrieved
- burnt (up)
- gnawed (at)
- burned (up)
- hacked (off)
- persecuted
- browbeat
- hectored
- vext
- harried
2
as in kidded
to make fun of in a good-natured way his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday Synonyms & Similar Words
- teased
- kidded
- roasted
- rallied
- razzed
- joked
- chaffed
- ribbed
- bantered
- jived
- funned
- strung along
- goofed on
- fooled
- taken the mickey out of
- joshed
- jollied
- japed
- jested
- quipped
- yucked
- wisecracked
- gagged
- yukked
3
as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a condor riding high in the sky Synonyms & Similar Words
- hovered
- floated
- sailed
- swum
- hung
- drifted
- glided
- wafted
- poised
- hanged
- bobbed
- suspended
- dangled
- rafted
- buoyed
- ballooned
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- settled
- sunk
- plunged
- lunged
- dived
- dipped
- submerged
- immersed
- dove
- submersed
4
as in depended
to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan for the party rides on whether he can come Synonyms & Similar Words
- depended
- hung
- based
- turned
- stayed
- hanged
- hinged
- rested
- established
- founded
- grounded