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Challenging vs Inspiring - What's the difference?

challenging | inspiring | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between challenging and inspiring

is that challenging is present participle of lang=en while inspiring is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between challenging and inspiring

is that challenging is difficult, hard to do while inspiring is providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.

As a noun challenging

is the act of making a challenge.

challenging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Difficult, hard to do.

    • Antonyms

    * unchallenging

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making a challenge.
  • * Estcourt Rowland Metzner, The conflict of tax laws (page 151)
    • There are always sincere challengings of the findings, always the objections (sincere in another sense) of those whose interests seem threatened.

    See also

    * challenge

    inspiring

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Providing inspiration; encouraging]]; [[stimulate, stimulating.

    • Verb

    (head)