insist upon

VERB

challenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask for assert call for claim confront defy demand denounce impose require test try

STRONG

accost arouse beard brave cross dare exact impeach impugn inquire investigate provoke query reclaim stimulate summon tax vindicate

WEAK

call out face down face off face the music fly in the face of hang in invite competition make a point of make a stand object to search out stand up to stick it out throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

answer calm dodge ignore

WEAK

agreement decision victory

VERB

exact

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compel extort extract impose wrest

STRONG

assess bleed call challenge claim coerce command constrain force gouge levy oblige pinch postulate require requisition solicit squeeze wrench wring

WEAK

lean on put on shake down

Antonyms

STRONG

answer disapprove free give let go receive release

VERB

particularize

Synonyms

STRONG

agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant designate detail engage guarantee impose make name pledge postulate promise provide require settle slot specify state

WEAK

lay down lay finger on make a point pin down put down for specificate specificize spell out

Antonyms

STRONG

break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse

VERB

require

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for cause compel demand expect instruct involve obligate oblige order request take

STRONG

beg beseech bid challenge claim command constrain crave direct enjoin entail exact postulate requisition solicit

WEAK

assert oneself call upon look for push for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow give let off offer reply stop

STRONG

answer

WEAK

dislike have not want

VERB

stipulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

designate guarantee impose lay down provide require specify spell out

STRONG

agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant detail engage make name particularize pledge postulate promise settle slot state

WEAK

lay finger on make a point pin down put down for specificate specificize

Antonyms

STRONG

break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse

WEAK

imply wish

VERB

take on

Synonyms

WEAK

brave buck call out confront dare defy denounce dispute face-off go eyeball to eyeball with go one on one with go toe to toe with go up against hang in investigate invite competition make a stand object to question stand up to throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

WEAK

refuse reject

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insist upon

Given what you say in your letter, it does not seem like he needs an inheritance from you, so why would he insist upon it?

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

If all goes well in the industry, private insurers might be happy to offer factories their coverage without a state backstop and developers and lenders may no longer insist upon that extra layer of protection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

You would think that they, of all people, would be so protective of Reagan’s legacy and insist upon his beliefs being portrayed truthfully.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025

For various reasons — adventure! apocalypse! commerce! — we insist upon taking our corporeal selves off-world too.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

So I said boldly, as if I had originated it, and must beg to insist upon it, “Massive and concrete.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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