Insistent
adjective
Continuing firmly in a course of action despite difficulties or opposition.
He was insistent that she had made an error.
Often appears as...
- insistent demand
- insistent knock
adjective
Constantly repeated, making people pay attention.
Her insistent questioning made him feel uncomfortable.
Often appears as...
- insistent questioning
- insistent noise
adjective
Continuing firmly in a course of action despite difficulties or opposition.
He was insistent that she had made an error.
Often appears as...
- insistent demand
- insistent knock
adjective
Constantly repeated, making people pay attention.
Her insistent questioning made him feel uncomfortable.
Often appears as...
- insistent questioning
- insistent noise
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Assertive Tone
Indicates strong determination; often used to stress the importance or urgency of something.
She was insistent on meeting the deadline, despite the challenges.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Carries a sense of emotion; might show frustration, excitement, or passion behind the insistence.
His voice grew insistent as he spoke about the injustice.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Aggressive
Being insistent is firm but not necessarily aggressive; it's more about steady pressure.
She remained insistent but polite when asking for a refund.
Pro Tip 1/3Assertive Tone
Indicates strong determination; often used to stress the importance or urgency of something.
She was insistent on meeting the deadline, despite the challenges.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Carries a sense of emotion; might show frustration, excitement, or passion behind the insistence.
His voice grew insistent as he spoke about the injustice.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Aggressive
Being insistent is firm but not necessarily aggressive; it's more about steady pressure.
She remained insistent but polite when asking for a refund.
Pro Tip 1/3Assertive Tone
Indicates strong determination; often used to stress the importance or urgency of something.
She was insistent on meeting the deadline, despite the challenges.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Carries a sense of emotion; might show frustration, excitement, or passion behind the insistence.
His voice grew insistent as he spoke about the injustice.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Aggressive
Being insistent is firm but not necessarily aggressive; it's more about steady pressure.
She remained insistent but polite when asking for a refund.
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Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
there's different frequencies pitches and tones depending on whether it's a bird or a leopard or snake but honestly I don't know what the difference is between them I find with lipids they far more insistent in what kind of repetitive and a lot quicker and a lot higher but this is I mean it's difficult to say what they actually looking at so
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Safari Live - Day 27 PIPE...
still following these five male cheetah I wondering now what their plans are they've just walked past a herd of all the beasts there's definitely lots of opportunities there and they didn't really work it too insistently they just kind of watched them go by but maybe the
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Things you learned in...
glide insistently may Jesus long speed to lock with each so that's our lives love in a single person those are the things that we can do with either high speed video or like I said that particular basketball has a ray of sensors in it that allows us to make
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Conrad Wolfram: Teaching...
when you increase the number of sides of a polygon to a very large number. And of course, it turns into a circle. And by the way, she was also very insistent on being able to change the color, an important feature for this demonstration.
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How women in rural India...
"You are doing business of blacksmith. Do you have enough money to save? You are staying on the street. Can you save?" Kantabai was insistent. She said, "I want to save because I want to buy a plastic sheet before the monsoons arrive.
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Amazing Dogs Smell Human...
to make herself safe and avoid injury when AJ's alerted to a major seizure he licks obsessively at my left hand almost as if it's covered in something like cream cheese or butter if I was to ignore him he'd be very very insistent
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Risky Business PIPE...
to cross but tile was insistent and so we just like threw her hands up and like let's go let's do it what do you think so let me get my rope out go ahead this is big water get this over with
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Thomas Thwaites: How I...
Bruno I'm told you did plug it in once. Yeah, I did plug it in. I don't know if you could see, but I was never able to make insulation for the wires. Kew Gardens were insistent
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Genius Octopus Can Open...
you want some shrimp but the rest of it you know that was challenging this idea was more fun in the concept than at any point in the execution yeah heidi got fairly insistent
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Robbery in the Sky PIPE...
hands florence an envelope at first she thinks he's flirting but his insistent
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
there's different frequencies pitches and tones depending on whether it's a bird or a leopard or snake but honestly I don't know what the difference is between them I find with lipids they far more insistent in what kind of repetitive and a lot quicker and a lot higher but this is I mean it's difficult to say what they actually looking at so
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 27 PIPE...
still following these five male cheetah I wondering now what their plans are they've just walked past a herd of all the beasts there's definitely lots of opportunities there and they didn't really work it too insistently they just kind of watched them go by but maybe the
Video examples
Things you learned in...
glide insistently may Jesus long speed to lock with each so that's our lives love in a single person those are the things that we can do with either high speed video or like I said that particular basketball has a ray of sensors in it that allows us to make
Video examples
Conrad Wolfram: Teaching...
when you increase the number of sides of a polygon to a very large number. And of course, it turns into a circle. And by the way, she was also very insistent on being able to change the color, an important feature for this demonstration.
Video examples
How women in rural India...
"You are doing business of blacksmith. Do you have enough money to save? You are staying on the street. Can you save?" Kantabai was insistent. She said, "I want to save because I want to buy a plastic sheet before the monsoons arrive.
Video examples
Amazing Dogs Smell Human...
to make herself safe and avoid injury when AJ's alerted to a major seizure he licks obsessively at my left hand almost as if it's covered in something like cream cheese or butter if I was to ignore him he'd be very very insistent
Video examples
Risky Business PIPE...
to cross but tile was insistent and so we just like threw her hands up and like let's go let's do it what do you think so let me get my rope out go ahead this is big water get this over with
Video examples
Thomas Thwaites: How I...
Bruno I'm told you did plug it in once. Yeah, I did plug it in. I don't know if you could see, but I was never able to make insulation for the wires. Kew Gardens were insistent
Video examples
Genius Octopus Can Open...
you want some shrimp but the rest of it you know that was challenging this idea was more fun in the concept than at any point in the execution yeah heidi got fairly insistent
Video examples
Robbery in the Sky PIPE...
hands florence an envelope at first she thinks he's flirting but his insistent
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Fethullah Gulen
Turkish Activist
Turkey is a diverse country... I think that democracy is the ideal system for a country with a social foundation such as this. My view is based on my belief that everyone should be able to comfortably live what they believe, and this is only possible in a truly democratic environment. I am insistent in my views and I strongly believe in what I say.
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Pamela Meyer
American Author
As someone who specializes in deception, I'll tell you this much: When someone insistently implores, 'Believe me,' don't. Pleading 'believe me' or 'trust me' - insisting to people that you are telling the truth - is a tell-tale sign that you probably aren't.
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Alva Myrdal
Swedish Diplomat
The longing for peace is rooted in the hearts of all men. But the striving, which at present has become so insistent, cannot lay claim to such an ambition as leading the way to eternal peace, or solving all disputes among nations.
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Felix Dennis
British Publisher
The rich are not a contented tribe. The demands from others to share their wealth become so tiresome, so insistent, they often decide they must insulate themselves. Insulation eventually breeds a mild form of paranoia.
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Harold Urey
American Scientist
The space program is not only scientific in purpose but also is an expression of man's insistent determination to do the nearly impossible - to explore the unknown, even at great risk.
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Paul Simon
American Musician
We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.
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Toni Garrn
German Model
My family was very supportive, but also very insistent that I finish school, and to be honest, I wanted to finish school.
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Gordon Gee
American Educator
Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
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Max Lerner
American Journalist
Somehow life doesn't always pay off to those who are most insistent.
Quote examples
Fethullah Gulen
Turkish Activist
Turkey is a diverse country... I think that democracy is the ideal system for a country with a social foundation such as this. My view is based on my belief that everyone should be able to comfortably live what they believe, and this is only possible in a truly democratic environment. I am insistent in my views and I strongly believe in what I say.
Quote examples
Pamela Meyer
American Author
As someone who specializes in deception, I'll tell you this much: When someone insistently implores, 'Believe me,' don't. Pleading 'believe me' or 'trust me' - insisting to people that you are telling the truth - is a tell-tale sign that you probably aren't.
Quote examples
Alva Myrdal
Swedish Diplomat
The longing for peace is rooted in the hearts of all men. But the striving, which at present has become so insistent, cannot lay claim to such an ambition as leading the way to eternal peace, or solving all disputes among nations.
Quote examples
Felix Dennis
British Publisher
The rich are not a contented tribe. The demands from others to share their wealth become so tiresome, so insistent, they often decide they must insulate themselves. Insulation eventually breeds a mild form of paranoia.
Quote examples
Harold Urey
American Scientist
The space program is not only scientific in purpose but also is an expression of man's insistent determination to do the nearly impossible - to explore the unknown, even at great risk.
Quote examples
Paul Simon
American Musician
We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.
Quote examples
Toni Garrn
German Model
My family was very supportive, but also very insistent that I finish school, and to be honest, I wanted to finish school.
Quote examples
Gordon Gee
American Educator
Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious.
Quote examples
Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
Quote examples
Max Lerner
American Journalist
Somehow life doesn't always pay off to those who are most insistent.
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