Meanings
adjectivechallenged (comparative more challenged, superlative most challenged)
comparative more challenged · superlative most challenged
- humorousUsed following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.
He's not short or bald; he's vertically and follicularly challenged.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of challenge
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish rajoitteinen, rajoitteinen
- rajoitteinenlacking attribute or skill
- rajoitteinenused humorously
Portuguese inábil
- inábillacking attribute or skill
Spanish discapacitado, dificultado
- discapacitadolacking attribute or skill
- dificultadolacking attribute or skill
- deficientelacking attribute or skill
- problematizadolacking attribute or skill
- con discapacidadlacking attribute or skill
- con dificultadeslacking attribute or skill
- con deficienciaslacking attribute or skill
- con problemaslacking attribute or skill
- carenteused humorously
- faltanteused humorously
- carecerused humorously
- faltarle aused humorously
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APA
challenged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challenged
MLA
“challenged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challenged. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “challenged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challenged.
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