Antonyms for insist upon
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-sist |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪst |
Definition of insist upon
Origin :- 1580s, from Latin insistere "persist, dwell upon, stand upon," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + sistere "take a stand" (see assist). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from insistence. Related: Insisted; insisting.
- As in require : verb ask, demand; necessitate
- As in stipulate : verb decide on conditions
- As in take on : verb challenge, oppose
- As in challenge : verb dispute, question
- As in particularize : verb stipulate
- As in exact : verb demand, call for
- You insist upon my being French, you see, and I know you are fond of nonsense.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- In both cases, we must insist upon geneological consanguinity.
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- I should not, however, insist upon the faults of this picture, 11.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
- If I were in your place I'd throw their dirty rags in their faces, and insist upon my rights.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- But I will not insist upon this, for I do not wish needlessly to discourage you.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- I must insist upon this privilege, so do not disappoint me, I beg.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- If you insist upon George's going in the buggy, why don't you come too?
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- I have no demands to make and no impossible compacts to insist upon.
- Extract from : « The Fifth String  » by John Philip Sousa
- You hold the wherewithal to ruin me, and you will use it if I insist upon my husband's rights.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- Bagenal, I must insist upon your leaving this matter solely with me.
- Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for insist upon
- accost
- agree
- arouse
- arrange
- ask for
- assert
- assert oneself
- assess
- bargain
- beard
- beg
- beseech
- bid
- bleed
- brave
- buck
- call
- call for
- call out
- call upon
- cause
- challenge
- claim
- coerce
- command
- compel
- condition
- confront
- constrain
- contract
- covenant
- crave
- cross
- dare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- designate
- detail
- direct
- dispute
- engage
- enjoin
- entail
- exact
- expect
- extort
- extract
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- fly in the face of
- force
- go eyeball to eyeball with
- go one on one with
- go toe to toe with
- go up against
- gouge
- guarantee
- hang in
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- instruct
- investigate
- invite competition
- involve
- lay down
- lay finger on
- lean on
- levy
- look for
- make
- make a point
- make a point of
- make a stand
- name
- object to
- obligate
- oblige
- order
- particularize
- pin down
- pinch
- pledge
- postulate
- promise
- provide
- provoke
- push for
- put down for
- put on
- query
- question
- reclaim
- request
- require
- requisition
- search out
- settle
- shake down
- slot
- solicit
- specificate
- specificize
- specify
- spell out
- squeeze
- stand up to
- state
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- take
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- vindicate
- wrench
- wrest
- wring
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