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 of insistent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since last November, the ILA has been insistent that if its employers, the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), don’t cater to their demands, the union workers will go on strike Oct. 1 across all 36 ports stretching from Texas to Maine. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2024

That's why Republicans are so insistent that Trump stay focused on attacking Harris over her policy record, seeing a clear path to victory if the election is a referendum on the Biden administration. —Zachary Basu, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024

The Castello boasted the most Instagrammable view in the vicinity, its lush alpine vistas in all directions dotted by bell towers whose insistent tolls punctuated our dreams. —Vicki Power, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024

And yet, the doubts buzzing in the back of his brain kept growing louder and more insistent. —Chris Nashawaty, WIRED, 30 July 2024