CALL ONE'S BLUFF Synonyms

• oppose, as in hostility or a competition

• deal with (something unpleasant) head on

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• be face to face with

• a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

• take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

• to be courageous enough to try or do something

• challenge

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• coming into conflict with

• take exception to

• have a disagreement over something

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• evoke or provoke to appear or occur

• provide the needed stimulus for

• annoy continually or chronically

• an instance of questioning

• the subject matter at issue

• a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

• uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

• a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote

• an informal reference to a marriage proposal

• challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

• pose a series of questions to

• pose a question

• conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

• place in doubt or express doubtful speculation

• trying something to find out about it

• any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• the act of undergoing testing

• the act of testing something

• a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• show a certain characteristic when tested

• achieve a certain score or rating on a test

• determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

• undergo a test