importunities

noun

plural of importunity
1
as in demands
something that someone insists upon having overwhelmed by the often conflicting importunities of pressure groups

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2
as in harassments
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another resented the importunity of those annoying telemarketers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for importunities
  1. demands
  2. harassments
  3. requests
  4. disturbances
  5. requirements
  6. requisitions
Noun
  • Notice which demands actually require your presence and which ones are simply accustomed to having it.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Sixty years of union solidarity will be tested by an opponent that no longer needs a baseball season to survive its own demands.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of demands
Noun
  • The everyday realities of life under the occupation, including the hassles and harassments of bureaucratic delays and security checkpoints, can suddenly become matters of life and death.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of harassments
Noun
  • The change effective Thursday means that arms sales requests from Syria will now be considered on a case-by-case basis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Kenny, Tapanya, and Solar did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of requests
Noun
  • Any small disturbances will also cause the hurricane intensity to fluctuate.
    — Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Larger deployments would introduce greater distances, stronger environmental disturbances, and more difficult communication conditions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • Repeating that process places significant stress on components, increasing operational and capital costs due to the risk of failure, maintenance requirements and downtime.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Last month, the state said that was largely due to difficulties in putting in place new federal requirements that resulted in higher call volumes and additional verification.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of requirements
Noun
  • Headcount changes start with backfills, requisitions and contractor budgets.
    — Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • She was hired as the school's bookkeeper in 2018 responsible for internal accounts, the budget, accounts payable, petty cash, purchase orders and requisitions.
    — Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of requisitions
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“Importunities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importunities. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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