Nearby Words
insist upon
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispute, question |
| Synonyms: | accost, arouse, ask for, assert, beard, brave, call for, call out, claim, confront, cross, dare, defy, demand, denounce, exact, face down, face off, face the music, fly in the face of, hang in, impeach, impose, impugn, inquire, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a point of, make a stand, object to, provoke, query, reclaim, require, search out, stand up to, stick it out, stimulate, summon, tax, test, throw down the gauntlet, try, vindicate |
| Antonyms: | agreement, answer, decision, victory |
| Main Entry: | require |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, demand; necessitate |
| Synonyms: | assert oneself, beg, beseech, bid, call for, call upon, cause, challenge, claim, command, compel, constrain, crave, demand, direct, enjoin, entail, exact, expect, insist upon, instruct, involve, look for, obligate, oblige, order, postulate, push for, request, requisition, solicit, take |
| Main Entry: | stipulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decide on conditions |
| Synonyms: | agree, arrange, bargain, condition, contract, covenant, designate, detail, engage, guarantee, impose, insist upon, lay down, lay finger on, make, make a point, name, particularize, pin down, pledge, postulate, promise, provide, put down for, require, settle, slot, specificate, specificize, specify, spell out, state |
| Antonyms: | imply, wish |
| Main Entry: | take on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | challenge, oppose |
| Synonyms: | brave, buck*, call out, confront, dare, defy, denounce, dispute, face off, go eyeball to eyeball with, go one on one with, go toe to toe with, go up against, hang in, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a stand, object to, question, stand up to, throw down the gauntlet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | particularize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stipulate |
| Synonyms: | agree, arrange, bargain, condition, contract, covenant, designate, detail, engage, guarantee, impose, insist upon, lay down, lay finger on, make, make a point, name*, pin down, pledge, postulate, promise, provide, put down for, require, settle, slot, specificate, specificize, specify, spell out, state |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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