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adjective
- 1. testing one's abilities; demanding: "challenging and rewarding employment"
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difficult to deal with or achieve, especially in a way that forces you to prove your skill or determination to succeed: a challenging and exciting job that will offer you the freedom to develop your skills. The year ahead will be challenging for us all.
Synonyms for CHALLENGING: difficult, tough, rigorous, demanding, hard, formidable, complicated, heavy; Antonyms of CHALLENGING: easy, simple, light, soft, effortless, clear, undemanding, cheap.
1. : arousing competitive interest, thought, or action. a challenging course of study. a challenging job. 2. : invitingly provocative : fascinating. a challenging personality. challenging questions. challengingly. ˈcha-lən-jiŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. arduous. Augean. backbreaking. demanding. difficult. effortful. exacting. formidable. grueling.
CHALLENGE definition: 1. (the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort in…. Learn more.
1. : to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded : impugn. new data that challenges old assumptions. 2. a. : to confront or defy boldly : dare. he challenged his critics to prove his guilt. b. : to call out to duel or combat. challenged his rival to a duel. : to invite into competition. he challenged his brother to a tennis match. 3
Definition of challenging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of challenging. adjective. requiring full use of your abilities or resources. “performed the most challenging task without a mistake” synonyms: ambitious. difficult, hard. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. adjective. stimulating interest or thought. “a challenging hypothesis”
1. adjective. A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination. Mike found a challenging job as a computer programmer. I'm ready to do all those things which are more challenging. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Challenging definition: offering a challenge; testing one's ability, endurance, etc. See examples of CHALLENGING used in a sentence.
challenging (approving) difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability demanding difficult to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill, or patience: It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.
