adrenaline junkie
Craves dangerous excitement
A person who craves the rush of excitement from dangerous or thrilling activities—skydiving, BASE jumping, extreme sports.
The metaphor casts the body's stress hormone as an addictive substance and the thrill-seeker as someone hooked on it: He's such an adrenaline junkie—last week it was bungee jumping, this week cliff diving.
- thrill-seekerOne who pursues excitement
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- risk-takerOne who courts peril
- no fearAbsence of dread
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
living on the edge · bungee jumping · thrill · petrolhead · dopamine release · wing suit · free falling · fight-or-flight response · fearless · death wish · reckless · storm chaser · impulsive · parkour · high-speed chase · white-water rafting · pupil dilation · extreme skiing
- daredevilsbase jumper, stuntwoman, stuntman, cliff diver, stunt driver
- risksrisk, gamble, bet, wager, chance it
- thrillsroller coasters, thrill, skydiving, bungee jump, rush
- addictsaddicts, addict, junkies, drug addict, drug addicts
- risky behaviorreckless driving, drunk driving, speeding, drug abuse, binge drinking
- close callsclose call, near miss, narrow escape, close shave, nick of time
adrenaline junkiescaredy-cat
Overly timid person
worrywart · fraidy-cat · chicken · coward · timid soul
adrenaline junkiehomebody
One preferring domestic life
creature of habit · stay-at-home · couch potato · stick-in-the-mud · fuddy-duddy
adrenaline junkiesteady Eddie
Unfailingly consistent person
creature of habit · stick-in-the-mud · plodder · fuddy-duddy · old fogy