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challenging

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/
verb
  1. To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.

    "We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

  2. To dare (someone).

  3. To dispute (something).

    "to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation"

Synonymsbecall, call out
noun
  1. The act of making a challenge.

adjective
  1. Difficult, hard to do.

Antonymsunchallenging

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