Synonyms of insist (on)

insist (on)

verb

as in to demand

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

the director insisted on absolute quiet on the set

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demand
• press (for)
• require
• call (for)
• request
• stipulate (for)
• claim
• command
• clamor (for)
• want
• exact
• ask
• quest
• need
• enjoin
• cry (for)
• plead (for)
• necessitate
• take
• impose
• warrant
• harass
• requisition
• dun
• badger
• hound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yield
• surrender
• give up
• relinquish