186 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ plˈe͡ɪɪŋ wɪð fˈa͡ɪ͡ə], [ plˈe‍ɪɪŋ wɪð fˈa‍ɪ‍ə], [ p_l_ˈeɪ_ɪ_ŋ w_ɪ_ð f_ˈaɪə]

Similar words for playing with fire:

• dangerous (adjective)
• imprudent (adjective)
• incautious (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• perilous (adjective)
• reckless (adjective)
• risky (adjective)
• chance (verb)
• risk (verb)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words
• other relevant words (noun)

Synonyms for Playing with fire:

• adj.

  • dangerous (adjective)
  • perilous.
  • imprudent (adjective)
  • heedless,
  • careless,
  • indiscreet,
  • temerarious,
  • rash,
  • unwise,
  • foolhardy,
  • inconsiderate,
  • improvident,
  • brash,
  • reckless,
  • unthinking,
  • thoughtless,
  • irresponsible,
  • foolish,
  • impolitic,
  • inexpedient,
  • ill-advised.
  • incautious (adjective)
  • hotheaded,
  • negligent,
  • madcap,
  • wary,
  • impulsive,
  • devil-may-care,
  • hasty,
  • impetuous,
  • bold,
  • precipitate,
  • unmindful,
  • regardless.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • foot-in-mouth,
  • sticking one's neck out,
  • overhasty,
  • out on limb,
  • on slippery ground,
  • imprudent,
  • hanging by thread,
  • injudicious,
  • unadvisable,
  • hanging by a thread,
  • off deep end,
  • on thin ice,
  • going for broke,
  • not a prayer,
  • incautious,
  • unwatchful,
  • pay no mind,
  • any old way,
  • risky,
  • unvigilant,
  • fast-and-loose,
  • unalert,
  • ill-considered,
  • caught napping,
  • neglectful,
  • touch and go,
  • over hasty,
  • wide open,
  • leaving self wide open,
  • off guard,
  • off the deep end,
  • fraught with danger,
  • unguarded,
  • ill-judged,
  • on the spot.
  • perilous (adjective)
  • hazardous,
  • threatening,
  • Russian Roulette,
  • dynamite,
  • rugged,
  • unsound,
  • uncertain,
  • unhealthy,
  • dicey,
  • treacherous,
  • unstable,
  • unsure,
  • vulnerable,
  • precarious,
  • ticklish,
  • shaky,
  • delicate,
  • unsafe,
  • insecure,
  • unsteady,
  • exposed,
  • wicked,
  • hairy,
  • loaded,
  • chancy,
  • touchy.
  • reckless (adjective)
  • daredevil,
  • venturous,
  • overventuresome,
  • fast and loose,
  • desperate,
  • hopeless,
  • headlong,
  • inattentive,
  • venturesome,
  • audacious,
  • kooky,
  • any which way,
  • adventuresome,
  • carefree,
  • helter-skelter,
  • uncareful,
  • adventurous,
  • harebrained,
  • wild,
  • breakneck,
  • mindless,
  • feckless.
  • risky (adjective)
  • long shot,
  • speculative,
  • iffy,
  • wide-open,
  • touch-and-go,
  • sensitive,
  • out on a limb,
  • rocky,
  • Jeopardous,
  • tricky,
  • endangered.

• v.

  • chance (verb)
  • stake,
  • have a fling at,
  • draw lots,
  • jeopardize,
  • wildcat,
  • stick one's neck out,
  • roll the dice,
  • run the risk,
  • hazard,
  • put it on the line,
  • take shot in the dark,
  • toss up,
  • tempt fate,
  • wager,
  • play with fire,
  • go out on a limb,
  • gamble,
  • skate on thin ice,
  • try,
  • tempt fortune,
  • plunge,
  • cast lots,
  • speculate,
  • venture,
  • attempt,
  • put eggs in one basket.
  • risk (verb)
  • put in jeopardy,
  • hang by a thread,
  • be caught short,
  • leap before looking,
  • leave to luck,
  • expose to danger.

• Other synonyms:

  • Other relevant words:
  • dare,
  • take a header,
  • compromise,
  • run the chance,
  • take on,
  • brave,
  • peril,
  • imperil,
  • chance,
  • confront,
  • adventure,
  • face,
  • take the liberty,
  • tackle,
  • defy danger,
  • defy,
  • meet,
  • take a plunge,
  • encounter,
  • take a flyer,
  • go out of one's depth,
  • beard,
  • endanger,
  • menace,
  • jeopardy.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • daring,
  • presumption,
  • audacity,
  • brinkmanship.