Synonyms for Insistent

Synonyms for "insistent" (161 found)

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Closest matches (33)

acute ardent assertive assiduous avid burning cajoling clamant clamorous coaxing compelling constant continuing critical crucial crying demanding determined diligent dire

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dogged dogmatic draining

Adjective(7 words)

adamant advocate assertive claimant clamantconstant pushcrying

Noun(3 words)

bombarding clamoring clamouring

Strong matches (48)

dunning emphatic enduring exacting exigent exorbitant extortionate faithful firm forceful grasping high-pressure high-priority immutable imperative imperious importunate inalterable indefatigable indomitable

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industrious inexorable insatiable instant invincible lasting loud loyal nagging never-tiring obstinate obtrusive officious

Adjective(9 words)

emphaticemphatic resultexigentextra pushforcefulforceful argumentforceful speechinsister instant

Adverb(1 words)

forcefully expressed opinion

Noun(3 words)

forcing insisting nagware

Verb(1 words)

importuned

Determiner(1 words)

more urging

Related words (80)

Adjective(12 words)

overeager persistent persister pesky petitioner pressing pushier pushiest pushy reiterative repetitiveurgent request

patientpatient as jobperemptory permanent perseverant persevering persistent persisting pertinacious pestering pivotal plaguing plodding plugging preoccupied pressing rapt relentless resolute resounding

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Noun(6 words)

pushingshoving gesturethrusting urgingurging toneviolent push

Verb(1 words)

vociferating

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

8 entries

agent attitudebehavioral traitbeingmanner of expressionpersonrhetorical styletone

More specific

8 entries

emphatic phrasinginsisternagging demandpersisterpressing demandreiterative emphasisrepeat requestrepeated emphasis

Collocations

8 entries

insistent demandinsistent inquiryinsistent petitionerinsistent pressureinsistent questionsinsistent rhetoricinsistent toneinsistent voice

Inflections

3 entries

insistentsmore insistentmost insistent

Derivations

2 entries

insistence insistently

similar

2 entries

continual imperative

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The children were insistent about our taking them to the movies.

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In the Netherlands, if a child is too insistent on asking for a cookie, he might be punished and get no cookie.

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The salesman was insistent to the end.

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She was very insistent.

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