English noun: insistence | |||
1. | insistence (communication) continual and persistent demands | ||
Synonyms | insisting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | demand | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | purism | ||
2. | insistence (state) the state of demanding notice or attention | ||
Samples | The insistence of their hunger. The press of business matters. | ||
Synonyms | imperativeness, insistency, press, pressure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | urgency | ||
3. | insistence (act) the act of insisting on something | ||
Samples | Insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position. | ||
Synonyms | insistency | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advocacy, protagonism | ||