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

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1. insist, take a firm standverb

   be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

   "I must insist!"

   Synonyms:
   importune, insist, 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, insist

3. insist, assertverb

   assert to be true

   "The letter asserts a free society"

   Synonyms:
   swear, importune, asseverate, maintain, insist, 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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1. Chris Lane:

   However, they are likely to insist on better governance for the fund in terms of transparency of decision making, and are likely to insist on governance standards for the investee companies.

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Insist on yourself never imitate... Every great man is unique.

3. Ron DeSantis:

   In Florida, we not only know that parents have a right to be involved, we insist that parents have a right to be involved.

4. Paul Ryan:

   From the beginning, the Obama-era Iran Deal was deeply flawed. Iran’s hostile actions since its signing have only reaffirmedthat it remains dedicated to sowing instability in the region, joe Biden is right to insist that we hold Iran accountable both today and for the long-term. There will now be an implementation period for applying sanctions on Iran. During that time, it is my hope that the United States will continue to work with our allies to achieve consensus on addressing a range of destabilizing Iranian behavior — both nuclear and non-nuclear.

5. Campaign Legal Center:

   The state, however, continues to insist that these rulings apply only to the individual Floridians who are participating in this lawsuit.