Challenge
Challenge verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
Usage example: don't hesitate to challenge any statement that generalizes about people
Support
Support verb - To give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of.
Usage example: new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions
How words are described
| good | good challenge | good support |
| special | special challenge | special support |
| better | better challenge | better support |
| direct | direct challenge | direct support |
| Other adjectives: legal, popular, real, constant, massive, little, main, personal, new, major, extra, additional, significant, official, technical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- While not an explicit vote, it often involves numerous schemes and plots to garner enough support for the successor to be enthroned without (much) challenge.
Source: Roleplay / Esquarium -
She later has to fend off a challenge against herself, in which she effectively defangs her challenger instead of eating him and points out that if the board doesn't support her decision, the resulting succession fight will doom the company.
Source: Webcomic / Kevin & Kell -
Boss In Mooks Clothing: Depending on how much power and support an uruk has, a "mere" captain can prove a greater challenge than a warchief or a story boss.
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