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insistence

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noun
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As a noun, insistence means the state of being insistent.

Meanings of insistence

6 meanings

noun

  1. The state of being insistent.

  2. An urgent demand.

  3. fencingThe forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.

  4. Continual and persistent demands

    Similar: insisting

  5. The state of demanding notice or attention

    “the insistence of their hunger”

    “the press of business matters”

    Similar: imperativeness, insistency, press, pressure

  6. The act of insisting on something

    “insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position”

    Similar: insistency

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: continual and persistent demands
insisting
noun: the state of demanding notice or attention
imperativenessinsistencypresspressure
noun: the act of insisting on something
insistency

Words that rhyme with insistence

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distanceexistenceresistanceassistancepersistencecoexistenceconsistenceoutdistancesubsistence

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