Insistence

Noun

 * 1) the state of being insistent
 * 2) an urgent demand
 * 3)  The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:obstinacy

Related terms

 * insist

Adjectives for Insistence
stern; steadfast;  deliberate;  important; melancholy; eloquent; perpetual; pathetic; stereotyped.

Verbs for Insistence
assert with—; increase—; relax—; require —; silence—; steel against—; stick with—;—annoys; —conquers; —determines; —irks; —relents.

Thesaurus
abetment, application, assiduity, assiduousness, bulldog tenacity, concentration, constancy, demandingness, diligence, dogged perseverance, doggedness, encouragement, endurance, engrossment, exigency, fidelity, goading, importunacy, importunateness, importunity, indefatigability, industriousness, industry, insistency, instance, loyalty, needling, obstinacy, patience, patience of Job, permanence, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, plodding, plugging, preoccupation, pressing, pressingness, pressure, pricking, prodding, relentlessness, resolution, sedulity, sedulousness, single-mindedness, singleness of purpose, slogging, spurring, stability, stamina, staying power, steadfastness, steadiness, stick-to-itiveness, stubbornness, tenaciousness, tenacity, tirelessness, unremittingness, unswerving attention, urgency, urging