Synonyms for challenge
ˈtʃæl ɪndʒchal·lenge

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(2.40 / 10 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. challengeverb

   Synonyms:
   defy, summon, dare, question, investigate, brave, canvass

   Antonyms:
   pass, allow, grant, concede

Princeton's WordNet(1.33 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. challengenoun

   a demanding or stimulating situation

   "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"

2. challengenoun

   a call to engage in a contest or fight

3. challengenoun

   questioning a statement and demanding an explanation

   "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"

4. challengenoun

   a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror

5. challengeverb

   a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

6. challenge, dispute, gainsayverb

   take exception to

   "She challenged his claims"

   Synonyms:
   altercate, take exception, gainsay, quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy

7. challengeverb

   issue a challenge to

   "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"

   Synonyms:
   gainsay, take exception, dispute

8. challengeverb

   ask for identification

   "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"

   Synonyms:
   gainsay, take exception, dispute

9. challenge, take exceptionverb

   raise a formal objection in a court of law

   Synonyms:
   gainsay, take exception, dispute

Matched Categories

1. • Invite
   • Objection
   • Questioning
   • Request
   • Situation
   • Speech Act

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. challengeverb

   Synonyms:
   defy, dare, brave, invite to trial, call to combat, call to answer

2. challengeverb

   Synonyms:
   demand, require, claim, call for

3. challengeverb

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) object to, take exceptions to

4. challengenoun

   Synonyms:
   defiance, summons to trial, call to combat, call to answer

5. challengenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) exception, objection

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. challengenoun

   Synonyms:
   defiance, exception, objection

2. challengeverb

   Synonyms:
   defy, dare, brave

PPDB, the paraphrase database(2.75 / 12 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "challenge":

   challenges, problem, defiance, défi, gauntlet, difficulty, defy, contest, reto, task, provocation, recusal, challenging, difficult, issue, difficulties, obstacle, contestation, disqualification

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How to use challenge in a sentence?

1. Alexander Mather:

   This was a chance to help the agency that put humans on the Moon and will soon do it again, this Mars rover will help pave the way for human presence there, and I wanted to try and help in any way I could. Refusal of the challenge was not an option.

2. Fabrice Bregier:

   A stretch is feasible at marginal cost, but it depends on our market appreciation and so far the challenge is to convince new airlines that they can profitably increase their market share with an aircraft which is, it's true, much bigger than what they are used to fly.

3. Mike Manazir:

   We have to buy something in (fiscal year) '16 for that line to extend, the challenge for me is that if the line shuts down ... I now run out of options, and I can't procure Growlers if the analysis says that we need more.

4. Shay Rowbottom:

   People still see it as a job and resume platform because it was for so long. And it's just not cool, some people challenge me. I'm 27, so a lot of my friends are kinda like,' What are you doing on LinkedIn ?'.

5. Aaron Friedberg:

   It's not that ISIS and Iran and Russia aren't problems, but in the long run, the bigger potential challenge is China.