Words and phrases that have a meaning related to insist: (116 results)
Often used in the same context:
argue, say, presume, contend, believe, agree, pretend, suggest, convinced, warn, concede, accuse, acknowledge, complain, deem, worry, assure, admit, grumble, refuse, fret, deny, laud, decry, scoff, assume, claim, profess, emphasize, bemoan, know, stipulate, disagree, criticize, seem, detest, assert, urge, deride, oppose, ignore, cautioned, surmise, speculate, unconvinced, concur, consider, naysay, avow, advise, beware, frown upon, want, blame, despise, rely, reassured, hope, implore, prefer, resent, covet, fear, ensure, cite, prattle, stressed, prove, pussyfoot, swear, bewail, shun, lambast, ascribe, wonder, proclaim, reckon, resist, reject, posit, forbid, allege, loathe, baulk, relent, vowed, decide, expect, skimp, accept, tell, demanded, boast, deplore, opine, abhor, cavil, objected, loth, hellbent, dissatisfy, denounce
More specific:
asseverate, hold firm, maintain, stand fast, stand firm, stand pat
Appears in the definition of:
assert, baptism, put forward
Synonyms:
Also try:importune, take a firm stand
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