INSISTED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

insisted

verb

past tense of insist

as in claimed

to state as a fact usually forcefully she continued to insist that she was right, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary

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Recent Examples of insisted Until now, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has insisted the men were still alive and being held by gangs. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026 Putin has long insisted that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia has tried — and failed — to fully capture over more than four years of war have always been Russian. — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 The person cited the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and insisted on immediate enrollment. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The actor refused to participate in the promotional scene and instead insisted that producers film his character leaving before the pizza appeared. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 This was wrong, Walzer insisted—such a principle would encourage aggressors to be as destructive as possible. — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 And that’s because Roseanne insisted on honest, truthful storytelling about this family. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Busfield, who has insisted be was innocent of the charges, was released from custody pending trial. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Roberts insisted that the works were real and that the the Warhol Foundation had said as much to him. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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The man on the line claimed a Mexican drug cartel had kidnapped her 37-year-old daughter.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations are also rocking many European cities Saturday from Milan to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of claimed

Verb

Bryant alleged that police relied on the other man’s phone recording without adequately investigating what preceded it.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Trump alleged that Maher was drunk and had a drink in hand while touring the White House.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleged

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Assistant District Attorney Jason Judd asserted at a pretrial conference that the expert would be material, or critical, at trial and that representatives of the state had met in person with the expert.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
JetBlue, which has tied a large portion of its financial future to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, left the ranks of the discounters some time ago, Harteveldt asserted.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of asserted

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Both candidates and their surrogates immediately declared victory after the debate, which was held at the Mohegan Sun casino and broadcast live on WTNH, Channel 8.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, earlier in the day had declared victory and said the preliminary result — which had his bloc slightly ahead — should give him the first right to try to form a government.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of declared

Verb

But two more scores from Rexroat of 5 and 54 yards maintained the Eagles’ control of the game.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
In tests, the device maintained stable operation for over 72 hours, producing hydrogen at a rate of 466 μmol per square centimeter per hour.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of maintained

Verb

Cubans have protested the constant blackouts and their poor living conditions throughout the year, but the protests have remained contained, and the government crackdown that usually follows has deterred many from joining in.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Last month, dozens of medical residents and interns protested outside a UC Regents board meeting after UCLA Health failed to renew a Medi-Cal contract that had covered thousands of low-income patients.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of protested

Verb

Abrams announced this week a deluxe version of Daughter from Hell.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Active Sideguard Assist 3 is the newer system announced for Daimler's European-market vehicles, while North American Cascadias receive their own Detroit Assurance configuration.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

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