Challenging and Elementary

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Challenging adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: an exceptionally challenging brainteaser

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Elementary is an antonym for challenging.

Nearby Words: challenge, challenged, challenger

Elementary adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.

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Challenging is an antonym for elementary.

Nearby Words: element, elemental, elementarily

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Elementary and Challenging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/challenging/elementary

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