Synonyms for challenge
ˈtʃæl ɪndʒchal·lenge

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

1. challengeverb

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

   Antonyms:
   pass, allow, grant, concede

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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 WordsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. challengenoun

   Synonyms:
   defiance, exception, objection

2. challengeverb

   Synonyms:
   defy, dare, brave

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.8 / 12 votes

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. Zhong Nanshan:

   The majority of... Chinese at the moment are still susceptible of the Covid-19 infection, because( of) a lack of immunity, we are facing( a) big challenge, it's not better than the foreign countries I think at the moment.

2. Tom Callahan:

   Combining our business together with the Bank of America assets and distribution puts us in a unique competitive position, it's a challenge managing cash in a low interest-rate environment, so we have to be highly efficient.

3. Chris Hemsworth:

   The problem is that you’re underfed. The challenge is not physical but emotional.

4. Oscar Ramirez:

   Any challenge is also, from a political perspective, an opportunity.

5. Mike McCaul:

   This is a very difficult counterterrorism challenge in the United States.