Insist and Lead

Insist

Insist verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

Lead and insist are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Insist".

Lead

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

Insist and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insist" instead a verb "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Common collocations

charge insist charge lead charge
campaign insist campaign lead campaign
way insist way lead way
anyone insist anyone lead anyone
Other words: times, readers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Matched The Chosen One: Vick and Indie insist that Ky is the Pilot who will lead the Rising to victory against The Society.
  • Franchise / Love Live! She then starts muttering that she plans to make herself look good so that people would insist she be the lead, only to then have one of the girls mention that they can hear her.
  • Literature / Tales of MU Our Better Is Different: The dark elves use "lower" as a synonym for "better" where humans would use "higher", which can lead to some very convoluted metaphors.Dee:If I thought [we] could do it immediately, I would insist upon it.
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