insist

Verb

Meaning

To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon.

To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

assert persist importune take a firm stand state press call require say hold claim command demand maintain maintained

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Antonyms

evert communion maroon end require repulse

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Hypernyms

pray postulate posit implore beg

Hyponyms

maintain assert besiege asseverate stand fast stand pat

Phrases with the word

insist on I insist insist implies some alleged right

Derivatives

insisted insisting

Examples

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. Terry Pratchett

Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God. Heywood Broun

If more people say you're wrong, don't insist saying you're right. Romanian Proverb

Wise men learn from other men's mistakes; fools insist on learning from their own. American Proverb

If while climbing a tree you insist on going beyond the top, the earth will be waiting for you. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

insipience insipient insipiently insist implies some alleged right insist on insistence