Synonyms of insisting

insisting

verb

present participle of insist

as in claiming

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• claiming
• alleging
• asserting
• maintaining
• declaring
• contending
• protesting
• announcing
• arguing
• affirming
• proclaiming
• professing
• purporting
• averring
• confirming
• avowing
• defending
• reasoning
• warranting
• putting forth
• justifying
• rationalizing
• avouching
• broadcasting
• vindicating
• upholding
• reaffirming
• persevering
• reasserting
• supporting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• abandoning
• rejecting
• questioning
• repudiating
• negating
• disavowing
• disclaiming
• challenging
• disputing
• refuting
• disproving
• contradicting
• gainsaying
• disowning
• rebutting
• countering
• negativing
• confuting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insisting

Owen did not directly answer Heytens’s hypothetical question, instead insisting that the law at the center of the lawsuit was a violation of the contracts clause of the Constitution, which bars states from passing laws impairing public contracts. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026

Trump, meanwhile, said that the war with Iran would end on his terms, while insisting that Tehran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Bass and an aide disputed my characterization, insisting that the campaign has simply criticized Raman for skipping a Jewish heritage event at City Hall. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

May and the Halff geologists from the consulting firm began by again insisting that Citation substantially reduce pressures in order to be allowed to restart a handful of wells. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

Or his flustering a gynecologist by insisting that Julie, whose belly is of mammoth proportions, isn’t really pregnant. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Among them is Cruz, who has kept insisting that El-Sayed is connected to the group. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

His son rejected that finding, insisting that his father had been in good spirits and had no reasons to kill them and himself. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Americans would be wise to learn the lessons of history and from the failures of other nations rather than insisting on learning the same lessons the hard way. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026