Synonyms for bestride

Most common

jump on · mount · mount up · hop on · stride · straddle

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.

Forms

Past participle

bestrid
e.g. bestrid → mounted, strid, straddled…

Example sentences

• mount In clear weather one can see Mount Fuji from here.
• stride Algeria's economy needs to stride into new territories.
• straddle Mr. Straddle called me aside.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

mount¹

6 letters

stride¹

8 letters

straddle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (straddle² = 2 syllables).