Insistent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈsɪstənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Insistent is an adjective meaning Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
Meaning
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
More Meanings
- Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
- (ornithology) Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
- (obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
Example Sentences
Hadadas roost in numbers among the trees in the leafier parts of Nairobi and their eponymous call is one of the more insistent elements of the dawn chorus in that part of the world, though they may be heard at any time of the day.
Synonyms for insistent
Depending on context, synonyms include imperative, exigent, continual, clamant, instant, repetitive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exigent, clamant, instant, continual, imperative, repetitive.
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