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

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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

The challenges that the rest of the contestants will face as the season continues include a supply load retrieval while suspended 300 feet above the jungle floor, chemical gassing and a claustrophobic, high-pressure search of an underground bunker. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Traditional wireless systems present challenges for very small implants because their antennas and power requirements can increase device size. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

In this final stretch, Ryan said, one of the biggest practical challenges has been competing with data centers for skilled union electricians, about 200 of whom are working on the site today. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

In a conversation with WWD, Rossi said the book was a year in the making and underscored the challenges in editing it. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Deborah looks to blaze her own trail at Hillman, but the historically Black college is facing financial challenges, forcing her to quickly emerge as a leader. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

My service on the county’s Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee provides experience with Pinecrest’s traffic challenges. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Hosted by Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby, multiple duos will complete baking and crafting challenges judged by Aidy Bryant, Justin Willman and Melissa Villaseñor. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Even for an artist with that kind of pop cred, New York poses a new set of challenges. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

Another perspective challenges the article’s implication that Latino men should vote as a unified anti-Trump bloc. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Fight over her heart condition The government also directly challenges Flores’ medical justification for release. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Turnaround challenges Adding to these geopolitical pressures, over which Boeing has little control, the company is still working on turning things around internally after years of mismanagement. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Israel’s example challenges the argument outlined by Bo Becker and other researchers at the Center for Policy Research that an insufficient home market size is a key impediment to scaling up young European companies. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Huezo’s latest film follows Lúa and Noé, casting directors searching remote Mexico for natural actors for a sci-fi production, where their journey challenges their prejudices and vulnerabilities. — Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

When Tiara and Josh, two young people raised on opposite sides of the Earth–Moon divide, fall in love, their relationship challenges political loyalties, family expectations and the forces determined to keep their worlds apart. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

In a recent Nature study, Terral and Renata Batista-Brito, who runs the lab, report a population of cortical cells that challenges that assumption. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026

Their answer challenges the popular narrative that America is in a new Gilded Age dominated by a small number of spectacularly rich billionaires. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026