The children were insistent about our taking them to the movies.
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Insistent
//ɪnˈsɪstənt//
Synonyms for "insistent" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (69)
peremptorypermanentperseverantperseveringpersistentpersistingpertinaciouspesteringpivotalplaguingploddingpluggingpreoccupiedpressingraptrelentlessrepetitiveresoluteresoundingsedulous
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3 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- настойчив adj (urgent)
Czech
4 entries- neodbytný adj (urgent)
- neústupný adj (urgent)
- tvrdošíjný adj (urgent)
- vytrvalý adj (urgent)
Finnish
2 entries- hellittämätön adj (urgent)
- itsepintainen adj (urgent)
Italian
1 entries- insistente adj (urgent)
Māori
1 entries- nonoi adj (urgent)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- drinjent adj (urgent)
Russian
1 entries- настойчивый adj (urgent)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
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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