Synonyms of challenges

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noun

plural of challenge

1

as in objections

a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent

there were no serious challenges to the legislative bill, so it passed easily

Synonyms & Similar Words

• objections
• exceptions
• complaints
• questions
• difficulties
• protests
• criticisms
• demurrers
• expostulations
• remonstrances
• stinks
• doubts
• demurrals
• fusses
• disputes
• suspicions
• demurs
• qualms
• misgivings
• kicks
• uncertainties
• misunderstandings
• skepticism
• squabbles
• compunctions
• quibbles
• scruples
• dissents
• arguments
• quarrels
• debates
• conflicts
• rebellions
• reluctances
• censures
• statics
• mistrust
• distrust
• cavils
• disobediences
• defiances
• reservations
• niggles
• hassles
• misdoubts
• indeterminations
• dubitations
• dubieties
• incertitudes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanctions
• approvals
• agreements
• acceptances
• assents
• acquiescences
• compliances
• obediences

2

as in problems

something that requires thought and skill for resolution

the many challenges facing developing countries in the 21st century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• problems
• matters
• issues
• troubles
• cases
• questions
• nuts
• dilemmas
• predicaments
• quandaries
• knots
• pitfalls
• conundrums
• puzzles
• mysteries
• hot waters
• toughies
• riddles
• quagmires
• corners
• jams
• glitches
• snags
• fixes
• pickles
• cruxes
• enigmas
• holes
• puzzlements
• mires
• spots
• Gordian knots
• hitches
• sticky wickets
• catches
• brainteasers
• stumpers
• posers
• catch-22's

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers
• silver bullets
• magic bullets
• panaceas
• cure-alls

challenges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of challenge

1

as in questions

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of

don't hesitate to challenge any statement that generalizes about people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questions
• disputes
• contests
• doubts
• queries
• calls in question
• protests
• oppugns
• impeaches
• objects (to)
• resists
• kicks (about)
• opposes
• mistrusts
• fights
• combats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believes
• accepts
• embraces
• supports
• swallows
• defends
• backs
• advocates
• champions
• promotes
• endures
• tolerates
• abides
• stomachs

2

as in dares

to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat

I challenge you to swim to the other side of the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dares
• confronts
• stumps
• defies
• faces
• braves
• breasts
• outbraves
• brazens
• outfaces
• beards

3

as in requires

to have as a requirement

having to put up with an overbearing boss challenges forbearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requires
• needs
• demands
• wants
• takes
• claims
• involves
• necessitates
• calls for
• warrants
• entails
• bears
• asks
• begs
• lacks
• cries (for)
• hurts (for)
• clamors (for)
• insists
• stipulates
• commands
• quests
• presses
• exacts
• enjoins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• has
• holds
• possesses
• owns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of challenges

Noun

Advancements in security screenings have also brought challenges, including potential discrimination against certain passengers. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

These days, the existential challenges faced by newspapers across the country sound more like a Shakespearean tragedy than a comedy. — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

This was followed distantly (15 percent) by challenges with market pricing strategy, or trouble passing along the cost of the tariffs to consumers. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

To overcome these multi-axis motion challenges, the Tsubaki KabelSchlepp Robotrax System provides a specialized three-dimensional cable carrier engineered specifically for complex robotic motion. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026

Irrespective of the challenges, the role of Unifrance is to bolster the international market for French shows, Elstner says. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

Its programming ranges from sketch comedy to games and challenges for their fans. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

But new technologies and tactics, including AI, present new challenges for the United States. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

But now the island’s cigar industry is facing a perfect storm of existential challenges. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

The suit specifically challenges Meta’s representations that the glasses were designed for privacy and that users remained in control of their data. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

The discovery challenges assumptions about the development of the most common form of dementia, potentially revealing new points of intervention that could slow the onset or reduce the impact of neurodegeneration. — Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Only seeing the good is a matter of pride as the moon challenges Jupiter. — Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Mars challenges restrictive Saturn, putting your desire to take a chance against someone else’s need for reassurance. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026

The move publicly challenges the accuracy of the state’s death determinations in an extraordinary move that breaks precedent that states are the arbiters of case and death determinations, not the CDC. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Preparing for Convergence Solving customer challenges through converging technologies requires interoperability. — Dirk Naylor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

But then the movie puts her on her back foot the whole time and challenges her to defend her and her daughter in other ways. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

This challenges the assumption that such behavior belongs to anyone’s true identity. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026