🙅‍♂️insist

verb
/ɪnˈsɪst/

Meaning

to demand something forcefully or firmly
to demand firmly; to state persistently

Example Sentences

She insisted on paying the bill.

He insisted on paying the bill.

Example Expressions

insist on

Synonyms

demand, maintain, assert, press, urge, require
Entry 1
demand, maintain, assert, press, urge
Entry 2
demand, require, maintain, assert

Antonyms

yield, accept, give up, surrender, abandon
Entry 1
yield, accept, give up
Entry 2
yield, surrender, give up, abandon

Collocations

insist on, insist that, strongly insist, politely insist, insist strongly, insist firmly, insist repeatedly
Entry 1
insist on, insist that, strongly insist, politely insist
Entry 2
insist strongly, insist firmly, insist repeatedly, insist on

More Example Sentences

She insists on paying the bill.

He insists on doing it his way.

I insist on honest communication.

We insist on following the rules.

I insist on checking the details.

They insisted on paying the bill.

They insisted on meeting in person.

They insist on keeping the place clean.

She insists on finishing the task today.

We insisted on getting a written confirmation.

Related Vocabularies

to push or prod with a finger or pointed object
To make something less dense or more refined.
to stretch out or extend to something or someone
to set free, to make available, or to allow something to go out
to convert a message into code or cipher
To take in and understand fully; to absorb and integrate ideas, knowledge, or information.

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