Insist synonyms

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request
To ask (a person) to do something:
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emphasize (related)
To give emphasis to; stress:
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demand
(Law) To lay legal claim to; claim formally.
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command (related)
To give an order or orders to; direct with authority
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order
To put or keep in order; organize; arrange
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declare (related)
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adamant (related)
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claim
To call for; require; deserve
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importune
To annoy; vex.
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contend
To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
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warn (related)
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maintain
Maintain is defined as to keep in a current state in order to prevent from failing or breaking or to carry on or to support or provide.
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dwell-on
To continue to think or talk about (something or someone).
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assert
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
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expect
Expect is defined as to look forward to, require or consider due.
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persist
Persist is defined as to refuse to give up or to continue to repeat an action.
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urge
To entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or solicit earnestly; press; exhort
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tolerate (antonym)
To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
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continue (related)
To carry on; persist in:
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require (related)
To ask or insist upon, as by right or authority; demand
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persevere
To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
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seek (related)
To inquire for; request:
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take a firm stand
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
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insistence (related)
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argue (related)
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admit (related)
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believe (related)
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convince (related)
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concede (related)
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exhort
To urge; to advise earnestly.
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press
To lay stress upon, emphasize
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endure (antonym)
Endure is defined as to put up with or to undergo.
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forget (antonym)
(--- Informal) To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative:
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say (related)
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ask (related)
To expect or demand:
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Insist Sentence Examples

  • I insist that you hire someone to help.

  • Alpatych did not insist further.

  • You want me to think of all this as ours, but how can I when you insist that the problems are all yours?

  • If you insist on going, this is the route you must take.

  • Mom will insist that you stay.

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