Synonyms of insists (on)

insists (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of insist (on)

as in demands

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

the director insisted on absolute quiet on the set

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demands
• presses (for)
• stipulates (for)
• requires
• requests
• calls (for)
• claims
• commands
• wants
• clamors (for)
• asks
• pleads (for)
• needs
• enjoins
• exacts
• cries (for)
• quests
• necessitates
• takes
• imposes
• warrants
• requisitions
• harasses
• badgers
• hounds
• duns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gives up
• yields
• surrenders
• relinquishes