💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Play with"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| play onverb | (also 'play upon') To exploit (a double meaning, similarity in sound, etc.) for humorous or creative effect. |
| toy withverb | To play, especially with or as with a toy. |
| play tricksverb | Of one's eyes, mind, etc.: to deceive or mislead one. |
| play aboutverb | Synonym of play around. |
| play the mischief withverb | (idiomatic) Synonym of play the devil with. |
| play aroundverb | To behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way. |
| play the dickens withverb | (idiomatic) Synonym of play the devil with. |
| mess aroundverb | (informal) To joke, kid, or play. |
| mess withverb | (colloquial) To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner. |
| play-playverb | (Manglish, Singlish) To mess around, to play around; to take things lightly. |
| play hob withverb | (idiomatic, dated UK, rustic US) mess with, cause trouble for |
| play merry hell withverb | (idiomatic) Synonym of play the devil with. |
| mess aboutverb | (intransitive) To misbehave |
| pay to playverb | (by extension) To incur a cost to participate in an activity; especially, in a corrupt way. |
| fiddle aroundverb | (intransitive, or transitive with "with") To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with). |
| playnoun | (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young. |
| goof aroundverb | (slang) To fool around. |
| trifle withverb | (transitive) To toy with. |
| play with oneselfverb | (informal, euphemistic) To masturbate. |
| jokenoun | Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness. |
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