Antonyms for insistent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-sis-tuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪs tənt


Definition of insistent

Origin :
  • 1620s, "standing on something," from Latin insistentem (nominative insistens), present participle of insistere (see insist). Meaning "dwelling firmly on something asserted" is from 1868. Related: Insistently.
  • adj demanding
Example sentences :
  • It troubled him—the insistent feeling of the eyes which had been upon him.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • We form a habit of conquering as insistent as any other habit.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • It continued musically low, but there was in it the insistent note of sincerity.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Sidney had been insistent, and Harriet had topped the argument in her businesslike way.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • But now it started off high pitched and insistent and did not stop.
  • Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
  • He was so insistent upon the statement that he was not a beggar.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Since you perceive it, sir, I wonder that you trouble to be so insistent.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • My lacqueys flitted about him buzzing and insistent as bees about a rose.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • And he was so insistent that no one should know, not even Terence.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • But since Tremayne was so insistent she supposed there must be something in his point of view.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for insistent

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