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Detailed Synonyms for challenging in English

challenging:

challenging [the ~] nom

  1. the challenging
    the defiance; the challenging; the braving

challenging adj

  1. challenging
    – requiring full use of your abilities or resources 1
    challenging; ambitious
    – requiring full use of your abilities or resources 1
    • challenging adj
      • performed the most challenging task without a mistake1
    • ambitious adj
      • ambitious schedule1
  2. challenging
    – disturbingly provocative 1
    challenging; intriguing
    – disturbingly provocative 1
  3. challenging
    – stimulating interest or thought 1
    challenging; thought-provoking
    – stimulating interest or thought 1

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Related Definitions for "challenging":

  1. requiring full use of your abilities or resources1
    • performed the most challenging task without a mistake1
  2. disturbingly provocative1
  3. stimulating interest or thought1
    • a challenging hypothesis1

challenging form of challenge:

challenge [the ~] nom

  1. the challenge
    the challenge
  2. the challenge
    the dispute; the challenge; the contest; the impugn
  3. the challenge
    the challenge; the control; the resistance; the contest
  4. the challenge
    – a demand by a sentry for a password or identification 1
    the challenge
    – a demand by a sentry for a password or identification 1
  5. the challenge
    – questioning a statement and demanding an explanation 1
    the challenge
    – questioning a statement and demanding an explanation 1
    • challenge [the ~] nom
      • his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy1
  6. the challenge
    – a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror 1
    the challenge
    – a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror 1
  7. the challenge
    – a call to engage in a contest or fight 1
    the challenge
    – a call to engage in a contest or fight 1
  8. the challenge
    – a demanding or stimulating situation 1
    the challenge
    – a demanding or stimulating situation 1
    • challenge [the ~] nom
      • they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power1

to challenge verbe (challenges, challenged, challenging)

  1. to challenge
    to dispute; to challenge; to contest; to question
    • dispute verbe (disputes, disputed, disputing)
    • challenge verbe (challenges, challenged, challenging)
    • contest verbe (contests, contested, contesting)
    • question verbe (questions, questioned, questioning)
  2. to challenge
    – raise a formal objection in a court of law 1
    to challenge; take exception
    – raise a formal objection in a court of law 1
  3. to challenge
    – ask for identification 1
    to challenge
    – ask for identification 1
    • challenge verbe (challenges, challenged, challenging)
      • The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard1
  4. to challenge
    – issue a challenge to 1
    to challenge
    – issue a challenge to 1
    • challenge verbe (challenges, challenged, challenging)
      • Fischer challenged Spassky to a match1
  5. to challenge
    – take exception to 1
    to challenge; to dispute; gainsay
    – take exception to 1
    • challenge verbe (challenges, challenged, challenging)
      • She challenged his claims1
    • dispute verbe (disputes, disputed, disputing)
    • gainsay verbe

Conjugations for challenge:

present
  1. challenge
  2. challenge
  3. challenges
  4. challenge
  5. challenge
  6. challenge
simple past
  1. challenged
  2. challenged
  3. challenged
  4. challenged
  5. challenged
  6. challenged
present perfect
  1. have challenged
  2. have challenged
  3. has challenged
  4. have challenged
  5. have challenged
  6. have challenged
past continuous
  1. was challenging
  2. were challenging
  3. was challenging
  4. were challenging
  5. were challenging
  6. were challenging
future
  1. shall challenge
  2. will challenge
  3. will challenge
  4. shall challenge
  5. will challenge
  6. will challenge
continuous present
  1. am challenging
  2. are challenging
  3. is challenging
  4. are challenging
  5. are challenging
  6. are challenging
subjunctive
  1. be challenged
  2. be challenged
  3. be challenged
  4. be challenged
  5. be challenged
  6. be challenged
diverse
  1. challenge!
  2. let's challenge!
  3. challenged
  4. challenging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "challenge":

  1. a demand by a sentry for a password or identification1
  2. questioning a statement and demanding an explanation1
    • his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy1
  3. a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror1
  4. a call to engage in a contest or fight1
  5. a demanding or stimulating situation1
    • they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power1
  6. raise a formal objection in a court of law1
  7. ask for identification1
    • The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard1
  8. issue a challenge to1
    • Fischer challenged Spassky to a match1
  9. take exception to1
    • She challenged his claims1