insist vs assert

insist and assert both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
insist	No	No	Yes	No
assert	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, insist and assert are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, assert is a hyponym of insist; that is, assert is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than insist:

Other hyponyms of insist include hold firm, stand fast, stand firm, stand pat, asseverate, maintain.

insist (verb)	assert (verb)
postulate positively and assertively	postulate positively and assertively
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
beg persistently and urgently	state categorically
	insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized