| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | challenge | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | accuse, appeal, arraign, brave, brave.--n. defiance, call, censure, charge, claim, confront, controvert, dare, defy, demand, exception, forbid, invite, objection, protest, provoke, query, question, reclaim, reproach, slap, stump, summons, test | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | contest | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To take a stand against. | |
| Synonyms: | buck, dispute, oppose, resist, traverse | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | dare | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | An act of taunting another to do something bold or rash. | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | dare | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To call on another to do something requiring boldness. | |
| Synonyms: | defy | |
| Idioms: | throw down the gauntlet | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | defiance | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | Behavior or an act that is intentionally provocative. | |
| Synonyms: | provocation | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | defy | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To confront boldly and courageously. | |
| Synonyms: | beard, brave, dare, face, front | |
| Idioms: | fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | object | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To express opposition, often by argument. | |
| Synonyms: | demur, except, expostulate, inveigh, protest, remonstrate | |
| Idioms: | set up a squawk, take exception | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | objection | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition. | |
| Synonyms: | demur, exception, expostulation, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration, squawk | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | rival | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To come near, as in quality or amount. | |
| Synonyms: | approach, approximate, border on, verge on | |
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