Antonyms for challenge
ˈtʃæl ɪndʒchal·lenge

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.4 / 10 votes

1. challengeverb

   Antonyms:
   pass, allow, grant, concede

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

Matched Categories

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. challengenoun

   Synonyms:
   defiance, exception, objection

2. challengeverb

   Synonyms:
   defy, dare, brave

How to use challenge in a sentence?

1. Paul Cohen:

   This is a parlor game for humans, but a tremendous challenge for computers, to do it well, the machine must keep track of the ideas in the story, then generate an idea about how to extend the story and express this idea in language.

2. Arnor Sighvatsson:

   Monetary policy in a very small, open economy out of sync with the rest of the developed world is a serious challenge.

3. Tsuyoshi Nomaguchi:

   Right now the market is simply welcoming a weaker yen. The currency will have to depreciate significantly further before concerns set in that the yen is perhaps too weak, the Nikkei can challenge the June 24 peak (18-1/2 year high of 20,952.71) if dollar/yen builds a firm foothold above 125.

4. Martin Whitmarsh:

   After 25 years at McLaren it's great to be able to turn my energies and experience to such an exciting sporting and technical challenge, i hope my experience will help BAR in its aspiration for a sustainable business model, along with the clear goal of winning the America's Cup and bringing it back to British waters.

5. Brian Kemp:

   ( The bill) is very simple but also very powerful : a declaration that all life has value, that all life matters, and that all life is worthy of protection, i realize that some may challenge it in a court of law. But our job is to do what is right, not what is easy. We are called to be strong and courageous, and we will not back down. We will always continue to fight for life.

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