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I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will.
Jarvis Cocker

Meaning of "insistent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSISTENT

insistent  [ɪnˈsɪstənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSISTENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insistent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INSISTENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of insistent in the English dictionary

The definition of insistent in the dictionary is making continual and persistent demands. Other definition of insistent is demanding notice or attention; compelling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSISTENT


assistant
əˈsɪstənt
bullet-resistant
ˈbʊlɪtrɪˌzɪstənt
consistent
kənˈsɪstənt
distant
ˈdɪstənt
equidistant
ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstənt
existent
ɪɡˈzɪstənt
heat-resistant
ˌhiːtrɪˈzɪstənt
inconsistent
ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt
inexistant
ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstənt
inexistent
ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstənt
nonexistent
ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstənt
nonpersistent
ˌnɒnpəˈsɪstənt
overinsistent
ˌəʊvərɪnˈsɪstənt
persistent
pəˈsɪstənt
Protestant
ˈprɒtɪstənt
radioresistant
ˌreɪdɪəʊrɪˈsɪstənt
resistant
rɪˈzɪstənt
rust-resistant
ˈrʌstrɪˌzɪstənt
subsistent
səbˈsɪstənt
wear-resistant
ˈwɛərɪˌzɪstənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSISTENT

insinuate
insinuating
insinuatingly
insinuation
insinuative
insinuator
insinuatory
insipid
insipidity
insipidly
insipidness
insipience
insipient
insipiently
insist
insistence
insistency
insistently
insister
insistingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSISTENT

competent
content
discontent
distent
extent
incompetent
information content
intent
intermittent
latent
letters patent
ostent
patent
penitent
portent
potent
pre-existent
self-existent
stent
tent

Synonyms and antonyms of insistent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSISTENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insistent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insistent

Translation of «insistent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSISTENT

Find out the translation of insistent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insistent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insistent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坚持的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insistente
570 millions of speakers

English

insistent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग्रहपूर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إصرارا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

настойчивым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insistente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সনির্বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insistant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beharrlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強要して
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고집하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insistent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

van lơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வற்புறுத்தினர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग्रहाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ısrarcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insistente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

natarczywy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наполегливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insistent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίμονος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanhoudend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enträgna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insisterende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insistent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSISTENT»

The term «insistent» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.054 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSISTENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insistent

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10 QUOTES WITH «INSISTENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word insistent.
1
Bill Bruford
I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds of musicians: the ones who wrote music and the ones who didn't.
2
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
You have indeed done much since the new century began to give shape and substance to the growing, the insistent desire that war may be banished from the earth.
3
Jarvis Cocker
I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will.
4
Peter Maxwell Davies
The present government is very insistent that business sponsorship should replace government sponsorship of the arts. Business sponsorship won't happen unless you make tax concessions, which they won't.
5
Felix Dennis
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.
6
Amanda Hocking
I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.
7
Max Lerner
Somehow life doesn't always pay off to those who are most insistent.
8
Alva Myrdal
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.
9
Leni Riefenstahl
The applause was so loud and insistent that I had to respond with several encores. I was numb with happiness, when it was over, I knew that this alone must be my life and my world.
10
Helen Slater
I am less selfish. But I am more insistent on being part of the creative experience. I find I am a better mother, lover and wife when I am writing. When my daughter was small I wasn't writing as much and I didn't miss it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSISTENT»

Discover the use of insistent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insistent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Insistent Images
These last two new fields of inquiry further enhance this truly interdisciplinary volume's explorations of icons as 'insistent images'.
El?zbieta Tabakowska, Christina Ljungberg, Olga Fischer, 2007
2
Your Own Jesus: A God Insistent on Making It Personal
Through fascinating personal stories, scriptural insights, and practical interactive studies, Your Own Jesus will set readers free to live without compromise with the Jesus they come to know intimately and love fully.
Mark L. Hall, 2009
3
The Insistent Garden
Rosie Chard's followup to her award-winning debut "Seal Intestine Raincoat" unfolds like a grown-up take on "The Secret Garden," an engrossing, often mordantly funny portrait of a young woman who miraculously finds her own pathway to ...
Rosie Chard, 2013
4
Insistent Hunger
Paige has a small life in a small town, and that's fine with her.
Lyn Gala, 2011
5
Preaching from the Soul: Insistent Observations on the ...
Careful biblical interpretation; insights into contemporary life; polished delivery; humorous anecdotes; these are the building blocks of preaching that genuinely reach people. Right? Wrong, says Ellsworth Kalas.
J. Ellsworth Kalas, 2010
6
The Insistent Call: Rhetorical Moments in Black ...
In 'The Insistent Call', Aric Putnam studies the rhetoric of newspapers, literature, and political pamphlets that expressed this shift.
Aric Putnam, 2012
7
Psychological Review
No external object is so stubbornly, so painfully resistant as just such an idea ; and still the insistent idea is not regarded as a sensory reality. The insistent idea possesses the coefficient of external reality, independence of the will, painfully so , ...
James Mark Baldwin, James McKeen Cattell, Howard Crosby Warren, 1908
8
Others: The Insistent Challenge to a Reluctant Church
Drawing on Jonah's life, Yuill shows that intimacy with God and involvement with others are inextricably bound, and that refusing to love and serve other people is to ignore God. This is ultimately a book of great encouragement.
Chick Yuill, 2007
9
Time Warps: The Insistent Politics of Silent and Evasive Pasts
In The Book, One Of South Asia`S Foremost Public Intellectuals, Grapples With India`S Political Culture By Looking From New Perspectives At The Countrys Past, And By Envisioning For The Subcontinent A Variety Of Alternative Futures.
Ashis Nandy, 2003
10
The night will be insistent: selected poems, 1987-2002
Denise Desautels has performed this feat of poetic legerdemain brilliantly in The Night Will be Insistent." -- Daniel Sloate.
Denise Desautels, Daniel Sloate, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSISTENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insistent is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Big Brother' Housemate Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace Admits To …
... trawling his DMs to see which British reality stars have messaged him, never fear - Aisleyne is insistent she always sends him an apology the ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
2
The Ultimate Bucket-List Travel Guide - WSJ
As fans of old-fashioned, insistent questioning, we asked luminaries from various walks of life to name the places on their own lists and to ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Jim Vs. Jeanie: The Sibling Rivalry That's Undermining The Los …
Low-key, often absentee, with absolutely no grounding in the game, but for years insistent on being the head of basketball operations for the ... «VICE, Jul 15»
4
Enterprising Bolton fans in novel bid to raise funds to buy Adam Le …
The Bluebirds have been equally insistent that they want to recoup most of their £2.5m outlay should the striker move on. More: Why Cardiff City ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
5
At British Open, it's Dustin Johnson, Danny Willett . . . and Mother …
... atmosphere at St. Andrews, the black clouds deepening the dusk and insistent gusts bowing the flagsticks and making his pant-legs shudder. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
'The Look of Silence' Director Joshua Oppenheimer on 'Act of Killing …
But he was insistent, so I asked why. He said, 'I want to be able to escape from this trap of fear that my family is in. I don't want my family stuck in ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
7
Friday's TV tips | Irish Examiner
Insistent he had been kidnapped by a 'dark sphere', his case remains the only alleged alien abduction to have been investigated by police. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Austria-bound – Leeds United's friendly schedule continues - The72
Rösler really is insistent that his Leeds team have their mettle tested saying about the decision to go to Austria and then Norway to play German ... «The 72 - We Love the Football League, Jul 15»
9
David De Gea transfer news: Manchester United demand Sergio …
Manchester United are resigned to the fact that goalkeeper David De Gea will not be at the club in the long-term, but remain insistent that any ... «caughtoffside, Jul 15»
10
Head of the Problem: Would Heading Ban in Youth Soccer Really …
“People's concerns about soccer heading and concussions have grown so insistent in the past year or so that some doctors, parents and former ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»

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