Synonyms for insistence
ɪnˈsɪs tənsin·sis·tence

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1. insistence, insistingnoun

   continual and persistent demands

   Synonyms:
   imperativeness, insistency, insisting, press, pressure

2. imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressurenoun

   the state of demanding notice or attention

   "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"

   Synonyms:
   insistency, instancy, military press, closet, pressure level, force per unit area, public press, press, imperativeness, air pressure, insisting, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, crush, pressure, jam

3. insistence, insistencynoun

   the act of insisting on something

   "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"

   Synonyms:
   imperativeness, insistency, insisting, press, pressure

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1. • Demand

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1. insistencenoun

   Synonyms:
   urging, urgency, importunity, solicitation, entreaty

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1. insistencenoun

   Synonyms:
   persistence, pertinacity, importunity, urgency, contention, instance

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1. List of paraphrases for "insistence":

   emphasis, tenacity, persistence, perseverance, obstinacy, stubbornness

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1. Muhammad Fawad:

   My son Muhammad Tayyab ... told me that he was not feeling well yesterday and not willing to go to school but I insisted he not miss the class. So on my insistence he went to school, yesterday when I heard the news of the attack on the school I rushed to the spot, tried to reach the school but I couldn't because the operation was in progress. Then students started coming out, dead bodies and injured students ... Despite my poor financial condition, I did everything to give him a quality education. He was my everything and in just one moment I lost everything.

2. Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

   This bipartisan legislation takes us a long way down the road in meeting the needs of the American people, while the compromise does not go as far as our Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, thanks to the unity and insistence of Senate and House Democrats, the bill has moved a great deal closer to America's workers.

3. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid:

   At this point, the only major outstanding issue is Republicans' insistence on raising the export ban on crude oil. We've made very clear to Republicans that if they want this ... there must be included in this policies to reduce our carbon emissions and encourage renewable energy.

4. Stephen Breyer:

   The bail questions before us are technical but at heart they are simple, we need only recall the words of the Declaration of Independence, in particular its insistence that all men and women have ‘certain unalienable rights,’ and that among them is the right to liberty.

5. Robert D. Richardson:

   Part of the power of Emerson's individualism is his insistence, at crucial moments, that individualism does not mean isolation or self-sufficiency. This is not a paradox, for it is only the strong individual who can frankly concede the sometimes surprising extent of his own dependence.