| Main Entry: | challenge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispute, question |
Synonyms: |
accost, arouse, ask for, assert, beard, brave, call for, call out, claim, confront, cross, dare, defy, demand, denounce, exact, face down, face off, face the music, fly in the face of, hang in, impeach, impose, impugn, inquire, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a point of, make a stand, object to, provoke, query, reclaim, require, search out, stand up to, stick it out, stimulate, summon, tax, test, throw down the gauntlet, try, vindicate |
Antonyms: |
agreement, answer, decision, victory |
| Main Entry: | ferret out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search out |
Synonyms: |
ascertain, be on to, bring to light, chase, chase down, determine, dig out, dig up, dig up, disclose, discover, drive out, elicit, extract, follow, get at, hunt, hunt down, learn, nose out, penetrate, pick up on, pierce, probe, pry, pursue, quest, root out, root out, scout out, search out, seek, smell out, smoke out, smoke out, sniff out, trace, track down, trail, uncover, unearth, worm out |
| Main Entry: | locate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find |
Synonyms: |
come across, come upon, detect, determine, discover, establish, ferret out, get at, happen upon, hit upon, hook*, lay one's hands on, light upon, meet with, pick up on, pin down, pinpoint, place, position, read, search out, smell out, smoke out, spot, station, strike, stumble on, track down, trip over, uncover, unearth, zero in on |
Antonyms: |
lose, miss |
| Main Entry: | oppose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight, obstruct |
Synonyms: |
argue, assail, assault, attack, bar, battle, bombard, call in question, check, combat, confront, contradict, controvert, counter, counterattack, cross, debate, defy, deny, disagree, disapprove, dispute, encounter, expose, face, face down, fight, fly in the face of, frown at, gainsay, hinder, neutralize, not countenance, prevent, protest, resist, reverse, run counter to, search out, speak against, stand up to, take a stand, take issue, take on, taunt, thwart, turn the tables, withstand |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, favor, help, support |
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, follow |
Synonyms: |
accompany, attend, badger, bait, bird-dog, bug, camp on the doorstep of, chivy, dog*, fish*, give chase, go after, harass, harry, haunt, hound, hunt, hunt down, move behind, nose around, oppress, persevere, persist, plague, play catch up, poke around, prowl after, ride, run after, run down, scout out, search for, search high heaven, search out, seek, shadow, stalk, tag, tail, take out after, trace, track, track down, trail |
Antonyms: |
retreat, run away |
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for |
Synonyms: |
be after, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, go after, gun for, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, mouse, nose*, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, run after, scout, scratch, search for, search out, sniff out, track down |
Antonyms: |
find |
| Main Entry: | locating |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | location |
Synonyms: |
digging up, discovering, establishing, finding, placement, placing, searching out, spotting, unearthing |