insistent
pronunciation
How to pronounce insistent in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsɪstənt]
How to pronounce insistent in American English:
US [ɪnˈsɪstənt]
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- Adjective:
- persistently continual
- demanding attention
Word Origin
- insistent (adj.)
- 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.
Synonym
pertinacious stubborn inexorable unyielding persistent unrelenting obstinate unfaltering tenacious uncompromising
earnest decided certain positive intensive strong-willed determined explicit intense strong-minded assured sure definitive
Example
- 1. He was reluctant to take a piece but she was insistent .
- 2. She was absolutely insistent on getting her money by tomorrow .
- 3. But , the political message is crude and insistent .
- 4. With the development of national economy , the demand of agricultural mechanization will become more insistent .
- 5. Traditional class allegiances were weakened , while local , gender and ethnic identities grew more insistent .