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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Marsch confirmed after the game Qatar's Madibo had apologised to Kone for his challenge but insisted the tackle had no ill-meaning.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

When Rhaenyra insisted that Aegon had to die for her to properly claim victory, Alicent agreed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Lee insisted Friday the international community "cannot abandon the goal of denuclearisation" of North Korea.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Revolutionary Guard Commander Ahmad Vahidi has reportedly insisted the funds be fully available—language the MOU also uses—to cover military spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

True friends should believe one another, he insisted, and he was about to say just that when he remembered that his friends weren’t there.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el