Vocabulary
Insistence
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.
Urdu meaning
اصرار، تقاضا، ضد
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Robinson surrendered to the authorities two days later, upon the insistence of his father and a local pastor.
- Why this insistence on `cloudburst`?
- It can also facilitate China`s vision for Asia as a region of shared prosperity instead of the US insistence on it being an accomplice in its quest for global hegemony.
- The powers the FBR would like in order to collect taxes of Rs389bn through enforcement measures have, however, been tempered on the PPP`s insistence.
- `The delay has come at Trump`s insistence because the president wants the shock of the bombing to be diminished as much as possible by the opening of Wall Street trading on Monday.
Synonyms
demand, bidding, command, dictate, instruction, requirement, request, entreaty, urging
Antonyms
challenge, dispute, question
Curator example
“Alison’s insistence on doing the washing-up straight after the meal”
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