insistentadjective
uk/ɪnˈsɪs.tənt/us/ɪnˈsɪs.tənt/firmly saying that something must be true or done:
insistent demands/appeals/signals
The teacher is insistent that the school is not to blame for the situation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- importunate
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- ravening
- recalcitrant
- redoubtable
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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insistently
adverb uk/ɪnˈsɪs.tənt.li/us/ɪnˈsɪs.tənt.li/