Synonyms of insistent

insistent

adjective

in-ˈsi-stənt 

as in persistent

continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement

Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persistent
• resolute
• stubborn
• steadfast
• relentless
• tenacious
• determined
• dogged
• adamant
• patient
• constant
• pertinacious
• steady
• dedicated
• loyal
• true
• staunch
• persevering
• willful
• positive
• faithful
• implacable
• resistant
• unyielding
• obstinate
• obdurate
• wilful
• firm
• intent
• resolved
• certain
• sure
• hard
• hardened
• assured
• hardheaded
• devoted
• mulish
• peevish
• headstrong
• single-minded
• perverse
• unhesitating
• good
• opinionated
• unfaltering
• unrelenting
• pigheaded
• unwavering
• wayward
• bullheaded
• hell-bent
• wrongheaded
• unbending
• unregenerate
• stern
• unflinching
• indomitable
• stanch
• inflexible
• self-willed
• unconquerable
• stiff-necked
• indurate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielding
• surrendering
• hesitant
• quitting
• irresolute
• faltering
• false
• wavering
• treacherous
• fickle
• disloyal
• faithless
• perfidious
• inconstant
• hesitating
• traitorous
• vacillating

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of insistent

Surely the VIPs and anyone else invested in the process and its outcome will be more insistent than ever that the games continue — but what about the remaining players? —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Dec. 2024

In public, Uzi simply moves differently, with an insistent sway that can feel both thrilling and unsettling. —Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024

This collaboration with songwriter Alex Hope (who produced the track) outlines a wishlist with one person on it, and its insistent chorus is cushioned by dreamy atmospherics. —Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024

Tóth is oddly insistent on constructing a skylight that glows with a sunlit cross. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024