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stand firm vs insist

insist vs stand firm

stand firm and insist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stand firm No No Yes No
insist No No Yes No
As verbs, insist is a hypernym of stand firm; that is, insist is a word with a broader meaning than stand firm:
  • stand firm: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
  • insist: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
Other hypernyms of stand firm include take a firm stand.
stand firm (verb) insist (verb)
refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief postulate positively and assertively
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
beg persistently and urgently
Difference between stand firm and insist

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