| NOUN | communication | insistence, insisting | continual and persistent demands |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | insistence, imperativeness, insistency, press, pressure | the state of demanding notice or attention | |
| act | insistence, insistency | the act of insisting on something |
| Sounds | ihnsih'stahns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | continual and persistent demands. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | insisting | |
| Narrower | purism | scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) |
| Broader | demand | An urgent or peremptory request |
| Spanish | insistencia | |
| Catalan | insistència | |
| Adjectives | insistent | repetitive and persistent |
| Verbs | insist | be emphatic or resolute and refuse / refuse to budge |
| Meaning | The state of demanding notice or attention. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the insistence of their hunger" | |
| Synonyms | imperativeness, insistency, press, pressure | |
| Broader | urgency | The state of being urgent |
| Spanish | imperiosidad, insistencia, presión | |
| Catalan | insistència, pressió | |
| Adjectives | insistent | repetitive and persistent |
| Meaning | The act of insisting on something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position" | |
| Synonym | insistency | |
| Broader | advocacy, protagonism | active support of an idea or cause etc. |
| Spanish | insistencia | |
| Verbs | insist | beg persistently and urgently |
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