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Definition of challenging : of Challenge

Synonyms:

hard, intriguing, difficult, ambitious, provocative, thought-provoking, stimulating

offsetting, neutralizing, tampering

dealing with, braving, encountering

contradictory, obstructive, oppositional, defiant, confrontational

insolent, bold, resistant, insurgent, recalcitrant, obstinate, factious, rebellious, insubordinate, audacious, stubborn

inhibiting, fighting, oppressing, obstructing, hindering, counterattacking, rebuffing, meddling, repelling, repressing, repulsing, suppressing, impeding, interfering, intercepting, checking, protesting

confronting, rebelling, countering, defying, countermanding, crossing, resisting, dissenting, daring, facing, affronting, contravening, counteracting

denying, conflicting, invalidating, disputing, confuting, abrogating, rebutting, disproving, refuting, rejoining, repealing, repudiating, contradicting, disavowing, disaffirming, abnegating, negating

arguing, opposing, colliding, differing, complaining, contending, rejecting, disagreeing, demurring, objecting, antagonizing, bickering, clashing

counteractive

cross-examining, polling, interpolating, delving, contemplative, interrogating, exploring, debating, canvassing, asking, quizzing, querying, investigating, surveying, interrogative, catechizing, examining, contemplating, probing, seeking, questioning, quizzical, inquisitive, inquiring

Usage examples:

• The more he contemplated it in the golden sunshine of this new day, the more evil and the more challenging it appeared. - "The Woman in Black", Edmund Clerihew Bentley.
• The man met his challenging gaze steadily. - "The Crooked House", Brandon Fleming.
• But when she saw him her challenging pride seemed to die slowly away. - "Hilda Lessways", Arnold Bennett.