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INSISTED Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word insisted. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word insisted. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INSISTED

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affirmed
verbv
noun

• thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

alleged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• declared but not proved

• doubtful or suspect

asserted
verbv
adjective satellite

• confidently declared to be so

avowed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• openly declared as such

declared
verbv
adjective

• made known or openly avowed

adjective satellite

• declared as fact; explicitly stated

emphasized
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• spoken with emphasis

maintained
verbv
adjective satellite

• kept in good condition

• continued in your keeping or use or memory

pressed
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• compacted by ironing

proclaimed
verbv
adjective satellite

• declared publicly; made widely known

professed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• professing to be qualified

• claimed with intent to deceive

• openly declared as such

pronounced
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• strongly marked; easily noticeable

stressed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• bearing a stress or accent

adjective satellite

• suffering severe physical strain or distress

averred
verbv
verb

• report or maintain

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

avouched
verbv
verb

• admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

claimed
verbv
noun

• an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

• an assertion that something is true or factual

• demand for something as rightful or due

• an informal right to something

• an established or recognized right

• a demand

verb

• assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

• demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

• ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

• lay claim to; as of an idea

• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

contended
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• maintain or assert

• have an argument about something

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

demanded
verbv
noun

• an urgent or peremptory request

• the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

• required activity

• the act of demanding

• a condition requiring relief

verb

• request urgently and forcefully

• require as useful, just, or proper

• claim as due or just

• lay legal claim to

• summon to court

• ask to be informed of

postulated
verbv
noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

verb

• maintain or assert

• take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

• require as useful, just, or proper

propounded
verbv
verb

• put forward, as of an idea

urged
verbv
noun

• an instinctive motive

• a strong restless desire

verb

• force or impel in an indicated direction

• push for something

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Best Hypernyms For INSISTED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for insisted, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
beg implore posit postulate pray

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