challenging

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/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, prove

make sth

The new teacher decided to make the exam more challenging for advanced students.

find sth

Many parents find raising teenagers challenging, especially during the difficult teenage years.

ADV

extremely, very | quite

enough, sufficiently

The new video game is sufficiently challenging to keep me interested for hours.

academically, intellectually, politically

Definitions

adj

Difficult, hard to do.

noun

The act of making a challenge.

There are always sincere challengings of the findings, always the objections (sincere in another sense) of those whose interests seem threatened.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — requiring full use of your abilities or resources

ambitious

adjective — disturbingly provocative

intriguing

adjective — stimulating interest or thought

thought-provoking

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

There are always sincere challengings of the findings, always the objections (sincere in another sense) of those whose interests seem threatened.

Wiktionary

It is challenging and I am learning a lot.

Tatoeba · #30196

I like the new guy. He's not afraid to take on challenging work.

Tatoeba · #242322

We express our gratitude for Mr Smith's outstanding, challenging speech.

Tatoeba · #1565826

Hovering is very challenging for new helicopter pilots.

Tatoeba · #2456466

The challenging boxer defeated the champion.

Tatoeba · #2756663

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