挑戦的(ちょうせんてき)

ちょうせんてき
na-adjective
challenging; provocative; defiant
evaluationpersonality
1. challenging; ambitious
Describing an attitude, project, or goal that pushes boundaries and embraces difficulty.
挑戦的(ちょうせんてき)な目標(もくひょう)を立(た)てた。
I set a challenging goal.
この企画(きかく)は非常(ひじょう)に挑戦的(ちょうせんてき)な内容(ないよう)だ。
This project has very ambitious content.
若(わか)い研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)たちが挑戦的(ちょうせんてき)なテーマに取(と)り組(く)んでいる。
Young researchers are tackling challenging themes.
2. provocative; defiant; confrontational
Describing behavior, a look, or an attitude that deliberately provokes or challenges someone.
挑戦的(ちょうせんてき)な態度(たいど)を取(と)る。
To take a defiant attitude.
彼(かれ)は挑戦的(ちょうせんてき)な目(め)つきでこちらを見(み)た。
He looked at us with a provocative gaze.
記者会見(きしゃかいけん)で挑戦的(ちょうせんてき)な発言(はつげん)をして物議(ぶつぎ)を醸(かも)した。
A provocative remark at the press conference stirred controversy.

A na-adjective formed from 挑戦(ちょうせん) (challenge) plus 的(てき). The two senses reflect the dual nature of 挑戦(ちょうせん) itself — it can mean undertaking a difficult challenge (positive) or confronting someone aggressively (negative).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 意欲的(いよくてき): ambitious; motivated — positive connotation only, without the provocative nuance
  • 攻撃的(こうげきてき): aggressive; offensive — stronger hostility than the confrontational sense of 挑戦的(ちょうせんてき)
  • 野心的(やしんてき): ambitious — focuses on aspiration and grand scale rather than difficulty

Related Words

Compare: 意欲的(いよくてき) (ambitious)
Compare: 攻撃的(こうげきてき) (aggressive)
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