Challenging
Challenging adjective - Requiring much time, effort, or careful attention.
Usage example: a challenging test designed to whittle down the number of contestants
Killing and challenging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killing" instead an adjective "Challenging".
Killing
Killing adjective - Requiring much time, effort, or careful attention.
Usage example: a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night
Challenging and killing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Challenging" instead an adjective "Killing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- strenuous and challenging
- strenuous and killing
- demanding and challenging
- demanding and killing
- difficult and challenging
- difficult and killing
- onerous and challenging
- onerous and killing
- laborious and challenging
- laborious and killing
- arduous and challenging
- arduous and killing
- murderous and challenging
- murderous and killing
Both words in one sentence
- Challenging the Chief: Deadlock became the Naga Queen by challenging and killing the previous Queen, even though she wasn't even a Naga to begin with.
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He had encouraged Shoryuu to travel and hone his skills, but this went horribly wrong, when after learning an amazing technique, Shoryuu became obsessed with proving his greatness by challenging and killing any martial artist he could find.
- It's Personal: Saxon's motivations for joining the Tyrants, and later, Namir's rationale for challenging Saxon to a one-on-one fight instead of killing him then and there.
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