Synonyms for insistent
ɪnˈsɪs təntin·sis·tent

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1. insistent, repetitiveadjective

   repetitive and persistent

   "the bluejay's insistent cry"

   Synonyms:
   crying, repetitious, repetitive, exigent, clamant, instant

   Antonyms:
   imploring, sporadic, beseeching, pleading

2. clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instantadjective

   demanding attention

   "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"

   Synonyms:
   instant, clamant, instant(a), egregious, exigent, glaring, gross, flagrant, strident, repetitive, vociferous, crying(a), blatant, clamorous, instantaneous, exacting, rank, crying, inst

   Antonyms:
   sporadic, beseeching, pleading, imploring

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1. insistentadjective

   Synonyms:
   persistent, importunate, insisting

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1. List of paraphrases for "insistent":

   pushy, tenacious

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1. Pirkei Avot:

   The day is short, the task is great, the master is insistent. It is not your duty to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it…

2. Jeb Bush:

   That team took out the Soviet Union because we were strong and insistent. With Ronald Reagan our friends knew that we had their backs and our enemies feared us. And we were strong and resolute.

3. John Wilford:

   Nikolas Cruz was pretty insistent on it and I said no, i was just trying to get home, my sister wasn't answering her phone, I was nervous, I was panicked. I also had a bad gut feeling about it.

4. Julie Churchill:

   If pet parents are insistent on feeding raw, I try to steer them toward raw pet foods that have undergone high-pressure pasteurization to decrease the risk of pathogenic bacteria.

5. Carlos Leon:

   My mom is very insistent on making me think about what I want to be known for beyond my looks, that’s not what I want people to remember me by. It’s not real.