insistent

1. 1.

   repetitive and persistent

   “the bluejay's insistent cry”

   Synonymsrepetitive

   Similarcontinual
2. 2.

   demanding attention

   “clamant needs”

   “a crying need”

   “regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous”

   “insistent hunger”

   “an instant need”

   Synonymsclamantcryingexigentinstant

   Similarimperative

Questions about insistent

What does insistent mean?

insistent means "repetitive and persistent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in insistent?

insistent has 3 syllables: in-sis-tent. The stress falls on "sis". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/.

What is another word for insistent?

Close synonyms include repetitive, clamant, crying, exigent, instant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is insistent a common word?

insistent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with insistent?

5 words rhyme with insistent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.