Synonyms for importunate
- adjective
Most common
instant urgent pressing persistent teasing troublesome insistent exacting
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
Related words
- Word family
- importunately importunateness importune
Example sentences
- instant She stirred the instant coffee and poured in milk.
- urgent Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.
- pressing The issue of Third World poverty is very pressing.
- persistent Be patient and persistent. These things take time.
- teasing If you keep teasing him, he’ll lose his patience.
- troublesome Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| importunate | steady | |
| instant | steady | |
| urgent | falling | |
| pressing | steady | |
| persistent | rising | |
| teasing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- urgent2
- 7 letters
- instant2, teasing2, exigent3
- 8 letters
- pressing2, exacting3
- 9 letters
- insistent3
- 10 letters
- persistent3
- 11 letters
- troublesome3
- 12 letters
- pertinacious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (urgent2 = 2 syllables).