insistent

/in'sistənt/

Thân thiện

The insistent alarm clock woke him up at dawn.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Demanding attention; urgent: Something that is insistent requires immediate notice or action because it is pressing or compelling.
   • Persistent and repetitive: An insistent action or sound is repeated continuously and firmly, refusing to be ignored.

Usage

• The adjective insistent is used to describe a demand, need, sound, or action that is forceful and unyielding. It often implies a sense of urgency or a refusal to stop.
• It can describe both people (e.g., an insistent person) and things (e.g., an insistent noise, an insistent need).

Examples

• Describing a demand or need:
  • She was insistent that we leave immediately.
  • There is an insistent need for clean water in the region.
• Describing a repetitive sound or action:
  • The insistent tapping of the rain on the window kept him awake.
  • He made an insistent effort to finish the project on time.

Advanced Usage

• "to be insistent on/upon something": To be very firm and unwavering about a particular demand or point.
  • The client was insistent on a full refund.
• "with insistent regularity": Happening repeatedly and predictably in a way that demands attention.
  • The alarm sounded with insistent regularity every morning at six.

Variants and Related Words

• Insistently (adverb): In a persistent and demanding manner.
  • The child asked insistently for another story.
• Insistence (noun): The quality of being insistent; a firm and continual demand.
  • Her insistence on quality made her a great manager.

Synonyms

• Persistent: Continuing firmly in a course of action despite difficulty.
• Urgent: Requiring immediate action or attention.
• Demanding: Requiring much skill, effort, or attention.
• Unrelenting: Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

Antonyms

• Hesitant: Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting.
• Yielding: Giving way under pressure; compliant.
• Intermittent: Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous.

Idioms and Phrases

• None directly formed with "insistent" as the core word. The word itself often functions within phrases like "insistent on" or "insistent that," as shown in the usage examples.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. demanding attention
   • clamant needs
   • a crying need
   • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous- H.L.Mencken
   • insistent hunger
   • an instant need
2. repetitive and persistent
   • the bluejay's insistent cry

Từ đồng nghĩa

• clamant
• crying
• exigent
• instant
• repetitive