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- Proper noun, singular
  insist.
Independent
- Proper noun, plural
  stresses, underlines, points, underscores, emphasises.
- Noun, plural
  outlines, urges, stresses, underlines, demands, draws, calls, points, presses, highlights, underscores, emphasises.
- Verb, 3rd person singular present
  ali, assure, confirm, conserves, continuous, digs, emphasize, honours, marks, needs, preserves, reaffirm, remains, repeat, request, stands, stays, talks, underline, uphold, works, Advocated, Backs, Carries, Does, Focuses, Wonders, Deems, Denies, Plays, Recalls, Rests, goes, rejects, dismisses, concentrates, achieves, gets, occupies, secures, takes, assists, fosters, serves, supports, sustains, favors, upholds, abides, continues, lasts, lingers, persists, exists, prevails, dwells, resides, survives, outlines, declines, adheres, relates, sticks, meets, endorses, stipulates, welcomes, promotes, pushes, urges, accentuates, escalates, intensifies, stresses, underlines, assures, claims, contends, declares, expresses, proclaims, states, submits, testifies, verifies, warrants, confirms, believes, holds, observes, celebrates, commemorates, contains, demands, necessitates, obliges, requires, invites, requests, embraces, considers, determines, estimates, thinks, notes, tells, places, boosts, raises, reinforces, alleges, complains, echoes, owns, conducts, performs, enforces, makes, originates, undertakes, pursues, passes, runs, reclaims, draws, demonstrates, illustrates, indicates, keeps, retains, finds, designs, directs, manages, oversees, likes, cares, desires, advises, advocates, cautions, suggests, chooses, wishes, rebuffs, dates, pertains, ensures, insures, hinges, intends, proposes, seeks, points, delivers, pays, provides, implies, mentions, incorporates, pleases, restates, reflects, argues, opposes, presupposes, wants, repeats, arises, fits, builds, asks, convenes, hears, hosts, says, underpins, refuses, stems, toughens, renews, mandates, handles, dictates, feels, cultivates, puts, identifies, lags, involves, recognizes, deserves, reiterates, lies, tightens, reminds, depends, reasserts, highlights, revisits, reconfirms, reaffirms, entails, underscores, consists, derives, imposes, prescribes, re-affirms, is, favours, fulfils, emphasises, focusses, recognises, re-emphasizes.
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- Verb, 3rd person singular present
  insistent, asserts, refers, calls.

What are the hypernyms for Insists?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Other hypernyms:
advocate, assert, command, contend, establish, imply, insinuate, maintain, require, urge.

Usage examples for Insists

Even now, when the dignity of Jesus is understood, many are prevented from giving themselves cordially to the life He insists upon by mere pride.

"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"

Marcus Dods

You know, she still insists that Constance took her bracelet.

"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"

Pauline Lester

All except for the alien female that insists on staying with me, now, since none of her people is left on the planet.

"Fair and Warmer"

E. G. von Wald

Famous quotes with Insists

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

Henri Frederic Amiel
Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

Russell Baker
President Obama insists he's a free-market guy. But you have to wonder whether he understands how a free economy really works.

Fred Barnes
Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.

Thomas Carlyle
Liberalism is an attitude rather than a set of dogmas - an attitude that insists upon questioning all plausible and self-evident propositions, seeking not to reject them but to find out what evidence there is to support them rather than their possible alternatives.

Morris Raphael Cohen

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