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challenging /ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒɪŋ /adjective1Testing one’s abilities; demanding: challenging and rewarding employment the current challenging economic environment...- Terror films stimulate the development of cognitive strategies for coping with challenging circumstances.
- The nine-mile route with 4000 ft of climb is a challenging proposition.
- The evaluation of suicide risk is a challenging clinical task.
Synonyms demanding, testing, taxing, exacting, exigent, searching; stretching, exciting, stimulating, inspiring, energizing, inspirational; difficult, tough, hard, heavy, stiff, formidable, onerous, arduous, laborious, burdensome, strenuous, gruelling 1.1Inviting competition; provocative: there was a challenging glint in his eyes...- Elizabeth must have seen the skeptical look on his face for her right eyebrow raised in a challenging gesture.
- In neither case did Millet's portrayal of rural labor or his challenging style mark the painting's worth.
- Never shy about belting out R-rated language, he enjoys challenging staff members on issues, even at parties.
Synonyms dare, summon, invite, bid, throw down the gauntlet to, defy someone to do something Derivatives challengingly adverb ...- What is, on paper, a primarily interior experience, stumbles on film with a clunky visual style that remains merely literal instead of challengingly literary.
- And, more challengingly still, he wants the security response to take place ‘within rights’ rather than in opposition to them.
- They don't bash their heads against the divider - they just splay their fins and the little ruff around their neck, and stare challengingly at one another.
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