Meaning & use
Insists
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Demands something firmly, refusing to accept refusal or compromise; maintains a position persistently.
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She insists on paying for dinner every time.
The witness insists that his account of events is accurate.
A note on using this word
"Insists" is the third-person singular present tense of "insist," from Latin "insistere," meaning to stand upon or persist.
Words with a similar meaning
demandsmaintains
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Words with an opposite meaning
concedesyields
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