insist

Meaning

1. To hold up a claim emphatically.
2. (sometimes) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
3. (obsolete) To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

Synonyms

persist

assert

press

urge

affirm

persevere

😣

demand

confirm

endure

stubborn

require

claim

state

force

last

put up with

hold out

keep

approve

advise strongly

certify

continue

insist on

call

stipulate

maintain

importune

compel

ask

obstinate

determined

take a firm stand

implore

keep on

leave behind

make out

nag

naughty

oppress

persistent

pester

pinch

profess

promote

purport

push

reaffirm

repeat

🔁

shove

speed up

Translations

insister

insistere

insistir

bestehen

insistir

aandringen

insistir

insistieren

επιμένω

beharren

instar

persistere

ısrar etmek

bestehen auf

esigere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɪst/

Etymology

Partly from Middle French insister, from Latin īnsistere; and partly from a back-formation from insistence.