insistence
English Thesaurus
1. the act of insisting on something (noun.act)
hypernym | : | advocacy, protagonism, |
definition | : | active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something (noun.act) |
2. continual and persistent demands (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | demand, |
definition | : | an urgent or peremptory request (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | purism, |
definition | : | scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) (noun.communication) |
3. the state of demanding notice or attention (noun.state)
hypernym | : | urgency, |
definition | : | the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity (noun.state) |
4. the act of insisting on something (noun.act)
5. continual and persistent demands (noun.communication)
6. the state of demanding notice or attention (noun.state)
derivation | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
derivation | : | press, |
definition | : | be urgent (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | imperative, |
definition | : | requiring attention or action (adj.all) |
7. the act of insisting on something (noun.act)
8. continual and persistent demands (noun.communication)
9. the state of demanding notice or attention (noun.state)
derivation | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
derivation | : | press, |
definition | : | be urgent (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | imperative, |
definition | : | requiring attention or action (adj.all) |
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