insist on

VERB

badger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoy bully goad harass heckle hound pester tease torment

STRONG

bait bug eat harry hassle importune needle nudge plague ride

WEAK

give the business work on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid delight help leave alone make happy please support

STRONG

assist

VERB

demand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal challenge claim expect force order press question request require stipulate urge

STRONG

abuse apply arrogate badger beg beseech besiege bid charge cite coerce command compel constrain counterclaim direct dun enjoin entreat exact hit implore importune inquire interrogate knock nag necessitate oblige pester petition postulate pray requisition solicit summon supplicate tax

WEAK

clamor for hit up impetrate sue for whistle for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer deny disclaim reply

STRONG

compliment exonerate free give leave alone please praise release

WEAK

grant offer present supply

VERB

emphasize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accentuate affirm assert highlight indicate maintain point out reiterate repeat underline underscore

STRONG

accent articulate charge dramatize enlarge enunciate headline hit impress italicize mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate spotlight weight

WEAK

bear down dwell on labor the point limelight make a point make clear make emphatic make much of play up point up put accent on rub in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

lose mumble

WEAK

depreciate forget ignore play down understate

VERB

enforce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish administer apply carry out implement impose invoke prosecute reinforce require sanction

STRONG

administrate coerce commandeer compel constrain demand dictate discharge dragoon drive effect emphasize exact execute exert expect extort fortify fulfill goad hound impel incite lash make necessitate oblige perform press spur strain stress strong-arm support urge whip wrest

WEAK

crack down egg on force upon lean on put into effect put screws to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt not finish refuse stop

STRONG

check delay deter disapprove discourage dissuade fail forget give ignore leave alone let go lose miss neglect prevent release repress

WEAK

abandon disregard drop forego give up overlook

VERB

expect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

exact

WEAK

count on look for rely upon

VERB

italicize

Synonyms

STRONG

accent accentuate affirm articulate assert charge dramatize enlarge enunciate feature headline highlight hit impress indicate maintain mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate reiterate repeat spotlight stress underline underscore weight

WEAK

bear down dwell on labor the point limelight make a point make clear make emphatic make much of play up point out point up put accent on rub in

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal deny hide ignore lose mumble neglect reduce

VERB

press

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assail demand force petition push squeeze sue urge worry

STRONG

afflict beg beset besiege buttonhole compel constrain depress disquiet enjoin entreat exhort harass implore importune oppress plague plead pressurize railroad sadden sell supplicate torment vex

WEAK

come at lean on weigh down work on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give

STRONG

aid assist cheer comfort help please soothe

VERB

urge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise advocate appeal to ask commend compel endorse exhort favor force implore press promote prompt propose push recommend request support

STRONG

adjure advance attract beseech champion charge conjure counsel countenance drive entreat further goad hasten impel incite induce influence inspire instigate maneuver move plead propel rationalize sanction solicit spur stimulate tempt wheedle

WEAK

egg on fire up put up to speak for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

censure condemn criticize deny disapprove discourage dissuade hinder hurt let go oppose protest pull refuse reject reply stop

STRONG

check delay halt prevent repress repulse retreat

Example Sentences

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The paradox arises only if we insist on describing horizons using a single, one-sided arrow of time extrapolated to infinity — an assumption quantum mechanics itself does not require.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Investing is hard, but many make it harder because they insist on being their worst enemy.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The best immigrant stories insist on specificity even as they gesture toward something universal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

This is why the founders were wise to insist on creating the United States as a secular nation.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“If you insist on eating bland, unhealthy food instead of home-cooked yummy meals, then sure.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

insist on

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