Insistence and Need

Insistence

Insistence noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.

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Need and insistence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Insistence".

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Insistence and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insistence" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

special	special insistence	special need
long	long insistence	long need
usual	usual insistence	usual need
sheer	sheer insistence	sheer need
Other adjectives: strong, constant, extreme, huge, absolute, inherent, personal, religious, immediate, frequent, general, desperate, apparent, further.

In Persona 4: Arena, Akihiko's tagline is "The Two-Fisted Protein Junkie" because of his insistence on a fighter's need for protein drinks.

Source: Mistaken for Junkie
On the plus side, one of these sequences can be skipped — just ignore Hendrix's insistence that you need a disguise in the hospital.

Source: No-Gear Level
However, of late the orders have been increasingly strange and apparently contrary to God's wishes, and he finds himself slowly persuaded by Dean's insistence in the need to protect human life.

Source: Conflicting Loyalty

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