insistent
in·sis·tent
adj \in-ˈsis-tənt\Definition of INSISTENT
1
: disposed to insist : persistent
2
: compelling attention <the insistent pounding of the waves>
— in·sis·tent·ly adverb
See Examples of INSISTENT
- We listened to the insistent crashing of waves on the beach.
- <Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control.>
Origin of INSISTENT
Latin insistent-, insistens, present participle of insistere
First Known Use: 1868
Related to INSISTENT
Related Words: assured, certain, dedicated, determined, firm, hell-bent, intent, positive, resolute, resolved, single-minded, sure; adamant, bullheaded, dogged, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, indurate, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, unregenerate, unyielding, willful (or wilful); unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering; resistant, wayward, wrongheaded; constant, devoted, faithful, good, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true; indomitable, unconquerable; hard, inflexible, relentless, stern, unbending, unflinching, unrelenting
Near Antonyms: quitting, surrendering, yielding; faltering, hesitant, hesitating, irresolute, vacillating, wavering; disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous
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