Insist and Warn

Insist

Insist verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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

Warn verb - To give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk.

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Insist and warn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insist" instead a verb "Warn".

Nearby Words: warning, warned

woman	insist woman	warn woman
time	insist time	warn time
characters	insist characters	warn characters
father	insist father	warn father
Other words: anyone, protagonist, times, readers.

If you ask the Orz what happened to the Androsynth in Star Control II, they warn you that they will kill you if you insist on asking that, and thus ask you not to do so.

Source: Don't Make Me Destroy You
Meanwhile, Jack tries to warn his bosses that there's something fishy with the plant, only to have them insist there's nothing wrong.

Source: Film / The China Syndrome
After the Whitebeard War, it transpires that multiple super-criminals escaped from Impel Down; Fleet Admiral Sengoku wants to immediately warn the public, but the Government heads insist on keeping the matter covered up, much to his fury.

Source: Slave to PR