INSISTENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INSISTENT?

Need another word that means the same as “insistent”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “insistent” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Insistent” are: repetitive, clamant, crying, exigent, instant, persistent, determined, adamant, importunate, tenacious, unyielding, obstinate, dogged, unrelenting, unfaltering, unwavering, inexorable, incessant, constant, unremitting, iterative, repeated

Insistent as an Adjective

Definitions of "Insistent" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “insistent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Repetitive and persistent.
• Demanding attention.
• Demanding attention- H.L.Mencken.
• Continuing in a prolonged and demanding way.
• Insisting on or demanding something; not allowing refusal.

Synonyms of "Insistent" as an adjective (22 Words)

adamant	Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason- W.Churchill. He is adamant that he is not going to resign.
clamant	Demanding attention- H.L.Mencken. Clamant needs.
constant	(of a person) unchangingly faithful and dependable. A constant lover.
crying	Shedding tears. It would be a crying shame to let it all go to waste.
determined	Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation. Alina was determined to be heard.
dogged	Stubbornly unyielding- T.S.Eliot. Dogged persistence.
exigent	Pressing; demanding. The exigent demands of her contemporaries music took a toll on her voice.
importunate	Persistent, especially to the point of annoyance. An importunate job applicant.
incessant	Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing. Night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city.
inexorable	Impossible to stop or prevent. Cynthia was inexorable she would have none of him.
instant	(of a person) becoming a specified thing immediately. Your letter of the 6th instant.
iterative	Denoting a grammatical rule that can be applied repeatedly.
obstinate	(of an unwelcome situation) very difficult to change or overcome. The obstinate problem of unemployment.
persistent	(of a part of an animal or plant, such as a horn, leaf, etc.) remaining attached instead of falling off in the normal manner. Persistent leaves remain attached past maturity.
repeated	Recurring again and again. Despite repeated requests neither company gave a satisfactory answer.
repetitive	Repetitive and persistent. A repetitive task.
tenacious	Good at remembering. Tenacious memory.
unfaltering	Not faltering; steady; resolute. Her unfaltering energy and determination.
unrelenting	Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination. Unrelenting opponents.
unremitting	Never relaxing or slackening; incessant. Unremitting drizzle.
unwavering	Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. She fixed him with an unwavering stare.
unyielding	Stubbornly unyielding T S Eliot. An unyielding head support.

Usage Examples of "Insistent" as an adjective

• She was very insistent that I call her.
• The bluejay's insistent cry.
• Insistent hunger.
• A telephone started ringing, loud and insistent.
• Tony's soft, insistent questioning.

Associations of "Insistent" (30 Words)

adamant	Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem. He is adamant in his refusal to change his mind.
crotchety	Having a difficult and contrary disposition- Dorothy Sayers. He was tired and crotchety.
determined	Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation. Helen was a determined little girl.
dissuade	Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action. Negative campaigning will only dissuade people.
dogged	Stubbornly unyielding- T.S.Eliot. Dogged persistence.
firm	Marked by firm determination or resolution not shakable. We firmly believed it.
hardheaded	Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack. A hardheaded appraisal of our position.
headstrong	Energetically wilful and determined. The headstrong impulsiveness of youth.
hidebound	Stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded. They are working to change hidebound corporate cultures.
imperative	The imperative mood. Requests that grew more and more imperative.
ingratitude	A discreditable lack of gratitude. He returned his daughter s care with ingratitude and unkindness.
insistence	The act of insisting on something. The insistence of their hunger.
intransigence	The trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise. In the face of government intransigence he resigned in disgust.
intransigent	An intransigent person. Her father had tried persuasion but she was intransigent.
obduracy	Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.
obdurate	Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings. I argued this point with him but he was obdurate.
obstinacy	The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome. His reputation for obstinacy.
obstinate	Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. An obstinate child with a violent temper.
opinionated	Characterized by conceited assertiveness and dogmatism. An arrogant and opinionated man.
ornery	Having a difficult and contrary disposition- Dorothy Sayers. An ornery old military man.
persistent	(of a part of an animal or plant, such as a horn, leaf, etc.) remaining attached instead of falling off in the normal manner. One of the government s most persistent critics.
pertinacious	Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action. The most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics.
pigheaded	Obstinate and stupid.
recalcitrance	The trait of being unmanageable.
refusal	The act of refusing. Dollar Girl hit several fences and had a refusal.
rigid	Incapable of or resistant to bending. A face rigid with pain.
stubborn	Not responding to treatment. The removal of stubborn screws.
tenacious	Persisting in existence; not easily dispelled. A tenacious local legend.
unshaken	Unshaken in purpose. Their trust in him remained unshaken.
unyielding	Stubbornly unyielding T S Eliot. His unyielding faith.