rise to the challenge

verb

To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.

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rise to the occasion
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Meanings

verbrise to the challenge (third-person singular simple present rises to the challenge, present participle rising to the challenge, simple past rose to the challenge, past participle risen to the challenge)

present singular third person rises to the challenge · participle present rising to the challenge · past rose to the challenge · participle past risen to the challenge

  1. idiomaticTo show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.

    Synonyms: rise to the occasion

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.

Similar
rise to the occasion
Also see
rise to the occasion
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APA

rise to the challenge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20to%20the%20challenge

MLA

“rise to the challenge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20to%20the%20challenge. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rise to the challenge,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20to%20the%20challenge.

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