insisted

VERB

order and expect; claim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assert contend demand hold maintain press reiterate repeat request stand firm urge vow

STRONG

asseverate aver importune persist require swear

WEAK

be firm lay down the law take a stand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert reply

WEAK

endure forget tolerate

Example Sentences

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insisted

Downing Street has insisted no decision has been made.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

"There are always issues with budgets," Blecher insisted.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

"I insisted they take him there because, in my opinion, he had the best chance of survival there, where there were specialists for precisely this type of injury," he told Fakt.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Nevertheless, Arab-led parties have insisted they will not let Eisenkot’s conditions be obstacles to supporting him, Scheindlin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

“Maya-Jade’s been so glad to have a friend this summer. She wasn’t super thrilled when we insisted she spend the summer at an old-age home.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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