insists (Meaning)

insists

to place special stress or great importance, to make a demand, persist, to maintain in a persistent or positive manner, to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required

FAQs About the word insists

to place special stress or great importance, to make a demand, persist, to maintain in a persistent or positive manner, to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about

declares, contends,alleges, claims, asserts, maintains, professes, purports, affirms, proclaims

denies, rejects, disavows, challenges, repudiates,abandons, disclaims, negates, disproves, gainsays

My mother insists that I tidy my room thoroughly before dinner.

The doctor insists on a biopsy to determine the exact nature of the lump.

I insist on knowing the truth, no matter how difficult it may be.

The teacher insists on silence in the classroom during tests.