Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > P Synonyms of pick up the gauntlet Find synonyms for: Verb1. take a dare, pick up the gauntlet, try, seek, attempt, essay, assayusage: be dared to do something and attempt itWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perambulate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language