insist
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Origin of insist
Synonyms for insist
Related Words for insist
contend, urge, reiterate, repeat, request, maintain, assert, vow, demand, press, hold, swear, require, importune, asseverate, persist, averExamples from the Web for insist
Contemporary Examples of insist
The only great thing he did as governor was to insist that the death penalty was just wrong.
No crimes were committed by Sony with the possible exception of all those Adam Sandler movies they insist on making.
They all insist that Health Republic/MagnaCare had not told their billing departments that I was out of network.
But veterans of his campaign for Senate and people close to him insist that Webb is taking a serious look.
But he insist his character, Petel (Hebrew for raspberry) has a universal appeal.
Historical Examples of insist
"Then I must insist that you appoint your successor," said Aspasia.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Did you not insist on going home with Hester Paine, when I had offered my escort?
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
They want to get into the garage; they insist on washing the car.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
The Sphinx is a woman, as I will insist to my dying day, if it were my last word!
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
The Thought had been wise not to insist too much on recognition.
The Incomplete AmoristE. Nesbit