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assert vs insist

insist vs assert

assert and insist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assert No No Yes No
insist No No Yes No
As verbs, assert and insist are synonyms defined as:
  • assert and insist: postulate positively and assertively
As verbs, insist is a hypernym of assert; that is, insist is a word with a broader meaning than assert:
  • assert: state categorically
  • insist: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
Other hypernyms of assert include take a firm stand.
assert (verb) insist (verb)
postulate positively and assertively postulate positively and assertively
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
state categorically beg persistently and urgently
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
Difference between assert and insist

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