Synonyms for insist
Definitions
- v. 1
To hold up a claim emphatically.
The defendant insisted on his innocence.
Forms
- Past participle
- insisted
e.g. insisted → asserted, contended, maintained, demanded…
Example sentences
- maintain Algeria is determined to maintain its sovereignty.
- assert Taiwan can't assert its independence from China.
- contend He had to contend against physical suffering.
- demand Demand the exclusion of the country from the U. N.
- urge Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.
- persist You should persist in your efforts to learn English.
By length
- 4 letters
- urge1
- 5 letters
- press1
- 6 letters
- demand2, assert2
- 7 letters
- contend2, persist2
- 8 letters
- maintain2
- 9 letters
- importune
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (demand2 = 2 syllables).