challenging
Meanings
Plural: challengings
Verb
- take exception to
- issue a challenge to
- ask for identification
- raise a formal objection in a court of law
- present participle and gerund of challenge
Adjective Satellite
- requiring full use of your abilities or resources
- "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"
- stimulating interest or thought
- "a challenging hypothesis"
- disturbingly provocative
Adj
- Difficult, hard to do.
Noun
- The act of making a challenge.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.
Synonyms
ambitious, challenge, dispute, gainsay, intriguing, take exception, thought-provoking
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
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Words With Friends Score: 24
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