Synonyms for challenge
verb
To invite to a contest
dare, defy, summon, confront; see dare 2, invite 2, summon 1.
To question
dispute, call into question, examine, impugn; see ask 1, doubt 1, 2, question 1.
To claim
make demands on, stimulate, test; see claim 1, excite 1, 2.
See challenge in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
An act of taunting another to do something bold or rash:
dare. See requestBehavior or an act that is intentionally provocative:
defiance, provocation. See attackThe act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition:
demur, exception, expostulation, objection, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration, squawk. (Slang) kick. See support
verb
To call on another to do something requiring boldness:
dare, defy. Idiom: throw down the gauntlet. See requestTo confront boldly and courageously:
beard, brave, dare, defy, face, front. Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at. See resistTo come near, as in quality or amount:
approach, approximate, border on (or upon), rival, verge on. See sameTo express opposition, often by argument:
demur, except, expostulate, inveigh, object, protest, remonstrate. (Informal) kick, squawk. Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception. See supportTo take a stand against:
buck, contest, dispute, oppose, resist, traverse. See support
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