insistence

noun

in·​sis·​tence in-ˈsi-stən(t)s 

1

: the act or an instance of insisting

2

: the quality or state of being insistent : urgency

Synonyms of insistence

• declaration
• assertion
• claim

Examples of insistence in a Sentence

He spoke with great insistence of the need for reform.

the insistence of the crashing waves

Recent Examples on the Web

Unprecedented demands The insistence to relitigate 2020 also has voting officials worried about what sort of actions administration officials plan to take. —Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Nov. 2025

The book itself is a small-scale cri de coeur, animated by Coppola’s tenacity—by her insistence on tracing the contours of her own world, in writing. —Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025

Her interlocutors, who come from other nations and cultural backgrounds, can also listen to Carol’s stubborn insistence on individualism and gently undermine her blinkered American assumption. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

But there’s enough, like Garfield’s insistence on trying to end the practice of basically selling government positions to the highest bidder, or to the biggest sycophant. —Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for insistence

• assistance
• consistence
• desistance
• existence
• persistence
• resistance
• subsistence
• coexistence
• nonexistence
• distance
• magnetoresistance

Kids Definition

insistence

noun

in·​sis·​tence in-ˈsis-tən(t)s 

1

: the act or an instance of insisting

2

: the quality or state of being insistent