challenges

NOUN

dispute, question

Synonyms

STRONGEST

objection protest test threat

STRONG

claiming confrontation dare defiance demanding demur interrogation provocation remonstrance trial ultimatum

WEAK

summons to contest

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance

STRONG

peace

WEAK

agree answer decide win

VERB

dispute, question

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask for assert call for claim confront defy demand denounce impose require test try

STRONG

accost arouse beard brave cross dare exact impeach impugn inquire investigate provoke query reclaim stimulate summon tax vindicate

WEAK

call out face down face off face the music fly in the face of hang in insist upon invite competition make a point of make a stand object to search out stand up to stick it out throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

answer calm dodge ignore

WEAK

agreement decision victory

Example Sentences

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Venezuela is in a transition period and has many institutional challenges, while Colombia has strength and maturity in its institutions.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

China is grappling with serious economic challenges from rising unemployment, uneven growth, a real estate crisis and sky-high levels of local government debt.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Says PRI scholar Wayne Winegardan: “The data shows that California’s economic challenges are no longer theoretical—they are measurable and worsening.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Earlier studies faced challenges because dating techniques were less precise and environmental records from that time were incomplete.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

As an organizer, he’d spent weeks and months listening to poor people describe their challenges.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama