contest vs challenge

challenge vs contest

contest and challenge both are nouns.

contest and challenge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contest	Yes	No	Yes	No
challenge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, challenge is a hyponym of contest; that is, challenge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contest:

contest: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
challenge: take exception to

Other hyponyms of contest include dispute, gainsay.

contest (noun)	challenge (noun)
a struggle between rivals	a call to engage in a contest or fight
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants	questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
	a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
	a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
	a demanding or stimulating situation

contest (verb)	challenge (verb)
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation	issue a challenge to
	take exception to
	raise a formal objection in a court of law
	ask for identification

Difference between contest and challenge

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