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challenging
adjective chal·leng·ing \-lən-jiŋ\
: difficult in a way that is usually interesting or enjoyable
Full Definition of CHALLENGING
1
: arousing competitive interest, thought, or action <a challenging course of study>
2
: invitingly provocative : fascinating <a challenging personality>
— chal·leng·ing·ly \-jiŋ-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CHALLENGING
1842
Related to CHALLENGING
- Synonyms
- arduous, Augean, backbreaking, hard, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), heavy, hellacious, herculean, killer, laborious, moiling, murderous, pick-and-shovel, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill
- Antonyms
- cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding
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