insist

Meaning

1. To hold up a claim emphatically.
2. 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

squash

squeeze

strive

struggle

suppose

swear

take

uphold

verify

cry out for

be obstinate in saying

stress

be importunate

hold firmly

tell firmly

press hard upon

importune to urge

accelerate

sit heavy on

adjust

advance

allege

arrogate

assure

attest

aver

avouch

bear on

call for

call in

charge

clarify

close

command

compress

contend

cry

😢

disobedient

dwell

emphasize

enforce

entail

exact

express

fight

further

govern

harp

hasten

hurry

Hyphenated as

in‧sist

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɪst/

Etymology

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