Synonyms for insist
ɪnˈsɪstin·sist

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1. insist

   Synonyms:
   claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, refuse, reject

   Antonyms:
   ask, beg, beseech, crave, demand, entreat, implore, petition, pray, request, require, solicit, supplicate

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1. insist

   Synonyms:
   stand, demand, maintain, contend, persist, persevere, urge

   Antonyms:
   abandon, waive, concede, surrender, yield, forego

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.9 / 10 votes

1. insist, take a firm standverb

   be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

   "I must insist!"

   Synonyms:
   importune, take a firm stand, assert

2. importune, insistverb

   beg persistently and urgently

   "I importune you to help them"

   Synonyms:
   importune, take a firm stand, assert

3. insist, assertverb

   assert to be true

   "The letter asserts a free society"

   Synonyms:
   swear, importune, asseverate, maintain, verify, assert, take a firm stand, put forward, swan, affirm, avow, aver

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1. insistverb

   Synonyms:
   persist, press, urge, contend

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1. List of paraphrases for "insist":

   stress, insists, emphasise, persevere, persist, push, demand, dwell, urge, emphasize, nasr, press

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How to use insist in a sentence?

1. Mona Gupta:

   Domestic consumers should raise their voice. If they insist on buying only ethical products, that will bring pressure on manufacturers.

2. Richard Hunt:

   Make no mistake about it - consumers must come first in this process, not the bottom-line of retailers. This drawn-out fight should put on notice those members of Congress who insist upon interfering with the free market.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   With only four legislative days left until the Republican Homeland Security Shutdown, Speaker Boehner made it clear that Speaker Boehner has no plan to avoid a government shutdown, the speaker's reliance on talking points and finger-pointing was a sad reflection of the fact that the Tea Party continues to hold the gavel as Senate Democrats insist on Senate Democrats futile anti-immigrant grandstanding.

4. Jerry Nadler:

   Given the attorney general's lack of candor before other congressional committees, I believe my colleagues and I were right to insist on the extended questioning.

5. Chris Smith:

   A status quo U.S. policy is unsustainable if Beijing continues to insist that Hong Kong become like mainland China, the special privileges the U.S. grants to Hong Kong can only endure if Beijing fulfills its longstanding obligation under international law to maintain Hong Kong’s autonomy, guarantee human rights and allow free and fair elections in 2017 and beyond.