Meaning & use

Insistently

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in a way that persistently demands attention or repeats a point firmly

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The phone rang insistently until someone finally answered it.

She insistently argued that the deadline needed to be moved up.

A note on using this word

The adverb form of 'insistent,' emphasizing firmness or persistence in demanding something.

Words with a similar meaning

persistentlyurgentlydoggedly

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Words with an opposite meaning

passively

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