All insist synonyms
in·sist
I i verb insist
- reiterate — to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
- repeat — repeat loop
- request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
- vow — a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
- demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- contend — If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- swear — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- asseverate — to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
- persist — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- aver — If you aver that something is the case, you say very firmly that it is true.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- enforce — Compel observance of or compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation).
- lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
noun insist
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.