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insistence
noun
(in-sist-ence)
continual and persistent demands
Synonyms:
insisting
,
insistence
noun
(in-sist-ence)
the act of insisting on something
Synonyms:
insistency
,
Examples:
Insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position.
insistence
noun
(in-sist-ence)
the state of demanding notice or attention
Synonyms:
imperativeness
,
insistency
,
press
,
pressure
,
Examples:
The insistence of their hunger.
Words Related to
insistence
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insisting
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pressure
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insistency
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press
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instancy
,
insist
,
assertion
,
intransigence
,
obstinacy
,
stubbornness
,
request
,
behest
,
obsession
,
determination
,
fixation
,
emphasis
,
persistence
,
requirement
,
adherence
,
plea
,
overemphasis
,
focus
,
urging
,
steadfastness
,
demand
,
tenacity
,
urge
,
resolve
,
urgency
,
firmness
,
perseverance
,
call
,
instigation
,
upholding
,
instance
,
resilience
,
siege
,
push
,
stress
,
duration
,
design
,
designing
,
eis
,
refusal
,
unwillingness
,
belief
,
reticence
,
reluctance
,
objection
,
recalcitrance
,
commitment
,
intransigency
,
preoccupation
,
adamance
,
willingness
,
protestations
,
suggestion
,
stance
,
demands
,
notion
,
entreaties
,
denials
,
avowal
,
assurances
,
vow
,
accusation
,
pledge
,
principle
,
obstination
,
desire
,
disinclination
,
obduracy
,
argument
,
intractability
,
inflexibleness
,
evasiveness
,
criticisms
,
admonitions
,
aversion
,
prodding
,
overtures
,
misgivings
,
inadvisability
,
fact
,
pleas
,
vacillation
,
budge
,
inflexibility
,
assumption
,
chumminess
,
diktat
,
supposition
,
insinuation
,
pretense
,
espousal
,
reasoning
,
cravenness
,
logic
,
mantra
,
insistence
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