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verb
Take exception to
Synonyms: disputing, examining, traversing, gainsaying, resisting, opposing, contesting, bucking
Antonyms: yielding, answering, acquiescing
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verb
To claim
Synonyms: testing, squawking, kicking, remonstrating, protesting, objecting, inveighing, excepting, stimulating, demurring
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verb
To come near, as in quality or amount
Synonyms: approximating, approaching, rivalling
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verb
To invite to a contest
Synonyms: defying, confronting, daring, inviting, querying, fronting, testing, stumping, slapping, reproaching, facing, braving, reclaiming, questioning, provoking, protesting, forbidding, demanding, controverting, claiming, charging, censuring, calling, appealing, accusing, bearding
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verb
To call on another to do something requiring boldness
Synonyms: defying, daring
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adjective
Disturbingly provocative
Synonyms: intriguing, thought-provoking
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adjective
Requiring full use of your abilities or resources
Synonyms: ambitious