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challenge

noun

1 challenge

A demanding or stimulating situation.

Roget 938: accusation, charge, imputation, slur, inculpation, exprobration, delation; crimination; incrimination, accrimination, recrimination; tu quoque argument [Lat.]; invective etc. ... show more

Roget 715: defiance; daring etc. v.; dare; challenge, cartel; threat etc. 909; war cry, war whoop.    chest-beating, chest-thumping; ... show more

Roget 461: inquiry; request etc. 765; search, research, quest, pursuit etc. 622.    examination, review, scrutiny, investigation, ... show more

Dutch: uitdaging
Polish: wyzwanie, prĂ³ba

2 challenge

A call to engage in a contest or fight.

3 challenge

Questioning a statement and demanding an explanation.

4 challenge

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

Dutch: uitdaging

5 challenge

A demand by a sentry for a password or identification.

verb

1 challenge

Take exception to:
— She challenged his claims.

synonyms: dispute, gainsay.

Roget 485: disbelieve, discredit; not believe etc. 484; misbelieve; refuse to admit etc. (dissent) 489; refuse to believe etc. (incredulity) ... show more

Roget 938: accuse, charge, tax, impute, twit, taunt with, reproach.    brand with reproach; stigmatize, slur; cast a stone at, cast a slur on; incriminate, criminate; ... show more

Roget 715: defy, dare, beard; brave etc. (courage) 861; bid defiance to; set at defiance, set at naught; hurl defiance at; dance the war dance, beat the war drums; ... show more

Roget 924: be due etc. adj.. to, be the due etc. n.. of; have right to, have title to, have claim to; be entitled to; have a claim upon; belong to ... show more

Dutch: tegenspreken, contesteren

2 challenge

Issue a challenge to.

3 challenge

Ask for identification.

4 challenge

Raise a formal objection in a court of law.

synonym: take exception.

Dutch: wraken


Moby thesaurus: Socratic method, affront, arouse, ask, ask for, asking, attack, awake a doubt, awaken, baffle, balk, banter, battle cry, be contrary to, be diffident, be doubtful, be dubious, be skeptical, be uncertain, beard ... show more.

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