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, 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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1. Karen Sanderson:

   It's hard enough to maintain good habits on your own, but when you have people putting things in front of you and trying to insist that you try them, or saying things like' I worked so hard on this casserole' or whatever, like you're slighting them personally, and I just find it a little annoying, to say the least.

2. Bill Hagerty:

   What President Biden should do is insist that the International Olympic Committee move the Olympics from Beijing. The United States should lead the world in protecting not only our own athletes, but all athletes from the malign behavior of the Chinese Communist Party as evidenced by the recent disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai.

3. Avigdor Lieberman:

   For our part we will sanctify the 1974 disengagement agreement, and there too we will insist that every last letter be abided by, and any violation with meet a harsh response from the State of Israel.

4. 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.

5. Juan Guaido:

   We have to acknowledge that yesterday there were not enough, we have to insist that all the armed forces protest together, we are not asking for a confrontation. We are not asking for a confrontation among brothers, it's the opposite. We just want them to be on the side of the people.