Antonyms for insistent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-sis-tuh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪs tənt

Definition of insistent

Origin : 1620s, "standing on something," from Latin insistentem (nominative insistens), present participle of insistere (see insist). Meaning "dwelling firmly on something asserted" is from 1868. Related: Insistently.

adj demanding

Example sentences :

It troubled him—the insistent feeling of the eyes which had been upon him.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

We form a habit of conquering as insistent as any other habit.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

It continued musically low, but there was in it the insistent note of sincerity.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Sidney had been insistent, and Harriet had topped the argument in her businesslike way.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

But now it started off high pitched and insistent and did not stop.
Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long

He was so insistent upon the statement that he was not a beggar.
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Since you perceive it, sir, I wonder that you trouble to be so insistent.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

My lacqueys flitted about him buzzing and insistent as bees about a rose.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

And he was so insistent that no one should know, not even Terence.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

But since Tremayne was so insistent she supposed there must be something in his point of view.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for insistent

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