challenging
adjective /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/
/ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/
- difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability
- challenging work/questions/problems
- I have had a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher.
Synonyms difficultdifficult- hard
- challenging
- demanding
- taxing
- difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand:
- The exam questions were quite difficult.
- It is difficult for young people to find jobs around here.
- hard not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand:
- I always found languages quite hard at school.
- It was one of the hardest things I ever did.
- challenging (approving) difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability.
- demanding difficult to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill, etc.:
- It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.
- taxing (often used in negative statements) difficult to do and needing a lot of mental or physical effort:
- This shouldn’t be too taxing for you.
- difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing for somebody
- difficult/hard to do something
- physically difficult/hard/challenging/demanding/taxing
- technically difficult/challenging/demanding
- mentally/intellectually challenging/demanding/taxing
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifeb2- He found the course academically challenging.
- The tasks were not challenging enough for me and I got bored.
- We have changed the course to make it more challenging.
- It will be a challenging target to meet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- make something
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- done in a way that invites people to disagree or argue with you, or shows that you disagree with them
- She gave him a challenging look. ‘Are you really sure?’ she demanded.
- Dealing with challenging behaviour in school is never easy.