Challenging and Rugged

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Challenging adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: an exceptionally challenging brainteaser

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Rugged and challenging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rugged" instead an adjective "Challenging".

Nearby Words: challenge, challenged, challenger

Rugged adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: even more rugged than most ultramarathons, this one crosses a desert

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Challenging and rugged are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Challenging" instead an adjective "Rugged".

Nearby Words: ruggedly, rugger

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