Challenging synonyms | Best 63 synonyms for challenging

Test is defined as to participate in or administer an exam or evaluation.

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To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of.

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demanding

To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for:

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provoking

To call forth; evoke

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summoning (related)

To call together; convene:

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claiming

To state as a fact or as one's belief (something that may be called into question); assert

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ambitious

Hard to achieve.

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defying

To refuse to submit to or cooperate with:

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reproaching

Reproach is defined as to blame or shame someone.

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opposing

To object to.

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exciting (related)

(Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus

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satisfying (related)

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protesting

To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to (something):

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daring

To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them.

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questioning (related)

To ask a question or questions

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inviting (related)

To request formally.

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charging

To call to account; to challenge.

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traversing

(Computing) To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly.

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querying

To question or call into doubt.

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stumping

To cause to be at a loss; baffle:

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slapping

To subject to a legal obligation, such as a fine or court order:

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rewarding (related)

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braving

To defy; dare

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stimulating

To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).

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confronting

To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility:

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resisting

To provide resistance to (an electrical current).

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supporting (related)

To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:

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reclaiming

To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting.

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controverting

To argue or reason against; contradict; deny; dispute

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censuring

Censure is defined as to criticize or judge in a harsh manner.

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calling

To challenge the truthfulness or genuineness of:

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appealing

To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; as, I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request.

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accusing

To charge formally with a wrongdoing.

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examining

To question formally, as to elicit facts or information; interrogate:

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contesting

To try to disprove or invalidate (something) as by argument or legal action; dispute

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bucking

(By extension) To overcome or shed (e.g., an impediment or expectation), in pursuit of a goal; to force a way through despite (an obstacle); to resist or proceed against.

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remonstrating

To remonstrate is to plead or protest with reason.

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objecting

Object is defined as to reason or argument against something.

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excepting

To object:

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demurring

To deny the legal sufficiency of an adversary’s claim, without admitting or denying the truth of the underlying facts, usually on a technical legal basis rather than the merits of the claim; to file a demurrer.

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rivalling

To equal in some way; be a match for

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fronting

To face, be opposite to.

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facing

To be turned or placed with the front toward a specified direction.

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bearding

To face or oppose courageously or brazenly, as if grasping by the beard; defy

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yielding (antonym)

To produce

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acquiescing (antonym)

(Intransitive) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; — followed by ""in"", sometimes also by ""with"" and ""to"".

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answering (antonym)

To be liable or accountable:

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doubting (related)

To be uncertain about; question; feel distrust of

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requesting (related)

To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause: