insists
Refuses backing down
Insists is the third-person singular of insist.
To insist is to demand firmly or maintain stubbornly: She insists on paying for dinner, He insists he's innocent.
The word conveys determination that won't yield to objection or doubt.
You can insist on something (a condition) or insist that something is true (an assertion).
Makes necessary
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- stipulatesFormally demands or specifies
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
maintains · asserts · contends · claims · declares · affirms · presses · urges
Carries on stubbornly
- perseveresContinues despite difficulty
- continuesProceeds without stopping
- repeatsOccurs more than once
- reiteratesSays something again
hammers · harps · badgers · nags · pesters · presses on · keeps at · doubles down
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- stubbornRefusing to change course
uncompromising · immovable · rigid · bullheaded · hardheaded · unbending · pigheaded · intransigent
Forces urging action
- coercesObtains by intimidation
- compelsForces into action
- pushesApplies force outward
- strong-armsCoerces using force
bulldozes · steamrolls · intimidates · bullies · browbeats · arm-twists · leverages · forces
requires
Makes necessary
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- stipulatesFormally demands or specifies
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
dictates · maintains · asserts · contends · claims · declares · affirms · presses · urges · emphasizes
persists
Carries on stubbornly
- perseveresContinues despite difficulty
- continuesProceeds without stopping
- repeatsOccurs more than once
reiterates · hammers · harps · badgers · nags · pesters · presses on · keeps at · doubles down · relentless
adamant
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
stubborn · uncompromising · immovable · rigid · bullheaded · hardheaded · unbending · pigheaded · intransigent · headstrong
pressures
Forces urging action
strong-arms · bulldozes · steamrolls · intimidates · bullies · browbeats · arm-twists · leverages · forces · railroads
insistsdenies
Declares something untrue
refutes · disputes · rejects · contradicts · disavows
insistsyields
Gives forth results
relents · backs down · gives in · acquiesces · concedes