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throw down the gauntlet

verb as in invite to do battle

Strongest match

cross swords

Weak matches

ask for trouble
call out
challenge
confront
contest
dare
defy
do something about it
invite to debate
knock the chip off one's shoulder
meet face to face
provoke
stand up to
start something

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challenge

verbas in dispute, question

accost
arouse
ask for
assert
beard
brave
call for
call out
claim
confront
cross
dare
defy
demand
denounce
exact
face down
face off
face the music
fly in the face of
hang in
impeach
impose
impugn
inquire
insist upon
investigate
invite competition
make a point of
make a stand
object to
provoke
query
reclaim
require
search out
stand up to
stick it out
stimulate
summon
tax
test
throw down the gauntlet
try
vindicate

challenges

verbas in dispute, question

accost
arouse
ask for
assert
beard
brave
call for
call out
claim
confront
cross
dare
defy
demand
denounce
exact
face down
face off
face the music
fly in the face of
hang in
impeach
impose
impugn
inquire
insist upon
investigate
invite competition
make a point of
make a stand
object to
provoke
query
reclaim
require
search out
stand up to
stick it out
stimulate
summon
tax
test
throw down the gauntlet
try
vindicate

dare

verbas in challenge, defy someone

beard
brave
bully
call one's bluff
confront
cope
denounce
disregard
face
face off
front
goad
insult
knock chip off shoulder
laugh at
make my day
meet
mock
muster courage
oppose
outdare
provoke
resist
run the gauntlet
scorn
spurn
square off
step over the line
take one on
taunt
threaten
throw down the gauntlet

take on

verbas in challenge, oppose

brave
buck
call out
confront
dare
defy
denounce
dispute
face-off
go eyeball to eyeball with
go one on one with
go toe to toe with
go up against
hang in
insist upon
investigate
invite competition
make a stand
object to
question
stand up to
throw down the gauntlet

takes on

verbas in challenge, oppose

brave
buck
call out
confront
dare
defy
denounce
dispute
face off
go eyeball to eyeball with
go one on one with
go toe to toe with
go up against
hang in
insist upon
investigate
invite competition
make a stand
object to
question
stand up to
throw down the gauntlet

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