challenging
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/
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difícil
- Dear Dad, though it's been an incredibly challenging year, it's inspiring to see how resilient people can be.
- a challenging task
- more challenging
- most challenging
It's a, it's much more challenging, way more challenging than film.
- It's a, it's much more challenging, way more challenging than film.
- That is going to be a long and challenging road.
- That's another challenging program to be in.
- But the other one is a little more challenging, a little more depth.
- It's, it's challenging, you know, to be a scientist.
- It is the most challenging, rewarding job on this planet.
- So my heart goes out to people in this challenging time where you're like stuck.
- But that's that was like really challenging is working through that.
Examples
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It's the most physically demanding, technically challenging race in the entire world.
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I mean, the most challenging part of what I do is between February and April 15th.
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That is going to be a long and challenging road.
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And I'm finding it challenging to deal with that.
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This past year has been a challenging, unpredictable time for our world.
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Her quote also shows that this process can be challenging for those outside of the represented culture.
Academic text (2013) -
Although implementing health care reform will be expensive and challenging, the cost of failure is higher.
Academic text (2011) -
Teaching is hugely challenging, and it's never boring.
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The process of writing my reflective journals has been a challenging and valuable experience.
Academic text (2013) -
Completing the marathon was a challenging experience that tested her physical and mental strength.
Synonyms
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1.1
Needing a lot of effort and often strict or severe
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1.6
Not easy to do or understand
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2.6
Hard to do or understand and needing a lot of effort
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3.9
Difficult to do because it has hidden problems
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3.9
Needing a lot of skill, effort, or money to succeed
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6.2
So hard to do that you feel too worried to try
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4.9
Needing a lot of effort or energy
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7.7
Very difficult to do and needing a lot of effort over a long time
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4.7
Needing a lot of effort and struggle to get something
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5.3
Very difficult and needing a lot of strength to keep going
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6.8
Needing a lot of physical or mental effort
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5.1
Fairly difficult and needing some skill or care to do
Needing a lot of time, effort, or attention
Antonyms
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Challenging comes from the old verb challenge, which was used to 'test' or 'dare' someone in a contest. So a challenging task is one that 'tests' your strength or skill and needs effort.