insistent

in·sis·tent

adjective \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

Examples of INSISTENT

1. We listened to the insistent crashing of waves on the beach.
2. <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

Synonyms

dogged, persistent, patient, persevering, pertinacious, tenacious

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

Rhymes with INSISTENT

assistant, consistent, existent, persistent, resistant, subsistent