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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insistent

Trump was insistent Monday that the tariffs are required to rebalance trade and reorient the U.S. economy following years of being taken advantage of. —Tara Suter, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025

But the move also is an assault on Canada, which Trump is insistent about annexing in some fashion. —Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025

Although the Suez Canal has been insistent that the trade artery is stabilizing, that hasn’t driven traffic to the canal in the time since. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025

But that’s where Adolescence pushes its insistent finger down our fragile parental psyches. —Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025