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What is another word for
insist
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To state positively and assertively
To maintain one's position staunchly in the face of opposition
To demand continually that something happen or be done
To emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of
To make a demand by crying out noisily
To bother, harass, or annoy persistently
To defend or protect
Assert
To choose to do
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▲
Verb
▲
To state positively and assertively
assert
claim
maintain
contend
aver
declare
hold
avow
vow
protest
state
swear
affirm
reiterate
repeat
argue
asseverate
avouch
profess
allege
announce
emphasise
UK
emphasize
US
proclaim
pronounce
propound
purport
stress
warrant
represent
be emphatic
enforce
press
request
stipulate
press for
attest
guarantee
testify
certify
say
advance
lay down
uphold
adduce
acknowledge
vouch
predicate
move
depose
opine
cite
postulate
pledge
submit
suggest
verify
plead
advocate
support
admit
confirm
make out
put forward
promise
reaffirm
pretend
charge
posit
imply
reassert
confess
convey
bear witness
swear on bible
cross heart
swear up and down
reason
challenge
prove
defend
dictate
volunteer
validate
indicate
present
express
tell
venture
asservate
own
propose
witness
recognize
US
justify
vouch for
put forth
offer
allow
recognise
UK
make a case
bring forward
own up
say so
put
restate
accuse
intimate
hint
impute
insinuate
insist on
authenticate
corroborate
buttress
substantiate
rumor
US
recount
recite
give evidence
lay
swear to
put up argument
champion
rumour
UK
put about that
testify to
mouth off
shoot one's wad
pop off
shoot off one's mouth
assure
ensure
underwrite
undertake
concede
grant
endorse
guaranty
insure
soapbox
croon
stump
constate
sing
agree
spout
spiel
set
cinch
ice
rubber-stamp
clinch
okay
encourage
establish
sustain
secure
back
give an undertaking
talk big
nail down
have a lock on
open up
act as if
get on soapbox
get off your chest
blow hot air
put on ice
lock up
come out
voice
delegate
sponsor
notify
utter
stand by
back up
disclose
inform
pass
allegate
render
bear out
answer for
take an oath
give grounds for
stand behind
speak out
give testimony
seem
signify
appear
mean
expostulate
import
impersonate
intend
explain
question
lay claim
betoken
denote
personate
remonstrate
pose as
be ostensibly
set oneself up
be apparently
appeal
masquerade as
pass for
set oneself up as
be disguised as
allege that one is
imply that one is
assert that one is
maintain that one is
point to
represent oneself as
feign the identity of
pass oneself off as
proclaim that one is
prevail upon
make a case for
give reasons for
reveal
show
evince
make known
evidence
deliver
ratify
demonstrate
manifest
attest to
divulge
promulgate
air
expound
expose
publish
enunciate
broadcast
sound
communicate
determine
covenant
accept
verbalize
US
give an assurance
come out with
speak
ascertain
vent
publicize
US
bear witness to
verbalise
UK
give out
narrate
articulate
bind oneself
publicise
UK
set forth
spell out
trumpet
make evident
show beyond doubt
swear an oath
make public
vocalize
US
let on
engage
illustrate
exhibit
ventilate
advertise
advertize
talk
mouth
mention
bespeak
note
contract
document
vocalise
UK
post
accede
clarify
give substance to
give voice to
leak
commit oneself
point out
bring out
give away
fess up
give one's word
come clean
put into words
raise
decree
connote
phrase
word
signal
commit
report
herald
plight
annunciate
blazon
realize
US
blare
espouse
impart
relate
release
elucidate
disseminate
give credence to
circulate
check
spill
assent
realise
UK
blurt
yield
mutter
set out
get behind
shout
show to be true
be evidence of
modulate
sound off
get across
declaim
show clearly
discover
throw out
make a deposition
give utterance to
give expression to
own up to
blurt out
talk about
state under oath
'fess up
give your word
blow the lid off
bring into the open
second
be responsible for
adjudicate
rule
judge
formulate
call
stand up for
hypothesize
US
frame
table
reflect
couch
give
preach
remark
specify
blaze
blast
moot
broach
discuss
speak for
circumstantiate
enounce
vindicate
placard
flash
settle
spread
rehearse
register
seal
reinforce
showcase
sound out
detail
favor
US
orate
sanction
favour
UK
sign for
cry
outline
exclaim
stick up for
intone
unveil
appreciate
vouchsafe
countenance
swear on the Bible
quote
depone
ostend
state on oath
confide
invite
acquiesce
lay bare
soliloquize
make clear
blab
chirp
make plain
show once and for all
subscribe
see
give assurances
lay down the law
cough
nominate
solicit
bare
read
whisper
jaw
lip
embrace
give a pledge
put across
be aware of
be conscious of
hypothesise
UK
cop to
give proof of
let out
pass on
tell the truth
tell all about
give substance to the fact that
make a clean breast of
witness to the fact that
come out of the closet
go public with
bring to light
give your word of honour
make a clean breast
shout from the rooftops
spill the beans
produce evidence
demonstrate the truth
go along with
submit proof
let the cat out of the bag
witness to
reel off
demonstrate the truth of
submit evidence
subscribe to
spill the beans about
establish evidence
spill your guts
produce proof
speak with confidence
reassure
syllogize
wager
stake
give assurance of
show the truth of
bolster
breathe
bind
say confidently
reenforce
invoke
prescribe
point
project
provide
obligate
find
blaze abroad
strengthen
be liable for
go bail for
assert under oath
stand bail for
be proof of
be a monument to
cop
effect
adjure
lay out
dare say
cross one's heart and hope to die
draw conclusions
swear to the fact
pledge oneself
mark
countersign
make clean breast
allow to be valid
result
develop
fix
convince
arrange
be aware that
be conscious that
chime
chin
ejaculate
give words to
go
solemnly promise
blazon abroad
give an undertaking to
live up to
relay
observe
have a case
add up
shore up
lend weight to
be a sign of
get on a soapbox
spread it around
state publicly
shout from the housetops
pass the word
shout out
lock on
set the seal on
sew up
make safe
trust
promise under oath
address
chatter
mumble
soak
stand for
be a witness
say under oath
swear blind
flag up
betray
retell
yammer
pipe
summarise
UK
yak
murmur
summarize
US
perorate
drawl
regurgitate
gab
gas
translate
interpose
debate
provide evidence of
give witness
swear by
rely on
depend on
interject
explicate
designate
look
paraphrase
babble
depose to
animadvert
intonate
inflect
throw your weight behind
have confidence in
make an affidavit
swear to God
unfold
yell
clothe
roar
pipe up with
get off
speak about
editorialise
UK
editorialize
US
comment
give your oath
put oneself down for
weigh in
talk of
say out loud
read out
give a recitation
read aloud
say aloud
read out loud
let slip
let drop
let fall
put in words
avert
cosign
assume
presuppose
bring out into open
bring to public attention
put cards on table
dish the dirt
give the low-down
go public on
blow the gaff
take the wraps off
bring out into the open
blow wide open
give the show away
let cat out of the bag
break the news
come clean about
take the lid off
get out of your system
bring to public notice
give the game away
let on about
issue
get over
put over
pour out
perceive
cognize
know
give utterance
go into
give vent to
give expression
arbitrate
bow to
agree to
approve of
accede to
acquiesce in
cooperate with
concur with
suppose
acknowledge publicly
declare publicly
make sure
defer to
decide
admit guilt
come out of closet
cop a plea
take on board
be wise to
accept blame
unbosom oneself
snitch
unload
plead guilty
squeal
weasel
fink
accept responsibility
finger
tell all
blow
presume
bear testimony
act as a witness
give an affidavit
proffer
pose
make a public declaration of
state one's faith in
affirm one's allegiance to
affirm one's faith in
be completely honest
see to it
make certain
accommodate
have
welcome
receive
consent to
gain
entertain
approve
take
adopt
self-declare
dump on
self-disclose
open your heart
make a clean breast of it
clue in
tip one's hand
make a clean breast of things
self-report
spill your guts about
make clean breast of
self-respond
humble oneself
level with
rat on
let the cat out of the bag about
self-divulge
spit out
theorize
US
premise
hypothecate
infer
give a ruling on
sit in judgement on
rule on
make a ruling on
sit in judgment
pass judgment
decide on
settle on
give a verdict on
pass judgement on
tender
peddle
promote
vote
introduce
bounce
double-check
be sure to
be in no doubt
satisfy oneself
do not forget to
take care
uncover
concur
swear under oath
allude
urge
propone
recommend
ask
name
spitball
counsel
advise
proposition
prefer
kibitz
make a commitment
display
undertake solemnly
guess
take for granted
choose
take as a hypothesis
blow the gaff on
theorise
UK
go into details
select
squeal about
give word of honor
estimate
speculate
figure
cough up
commend
bring up
get at
give a clue
tip someone the wink about
convey the impression
hint at
say indirectly
drive at
give someone to understand
give a hint
drop a hint
allude to
point toward
give someone to believe
make reference to the fact
allude to the fact
tip off
let cat out of bag
give an inkling
refer to
give someone an inkling of
ascribe
drum
indorse
put up
make a motion
put to
speak one's piece
hold out
make a pitch
move for
hit on
lay before
lay on the line
come up with
enumerate
ordain
patronize
US
describe
interpret
pitch
set down
tout
pontificate
patronise
UK
be specific about
give blow-by-blow
give rundown
chime in
side with
agitate for
pull for
campaign for
go for
root for
work for
lend support to
argue for
spread around
constitute proof of
constitute evidence of
clear up
more ❯
“Labour politicians who accept hospitality and sponsorship
insist
they can't be bought.”
Verb
▲
To maintain one's position staunchly in the face of opposition
persist
persevere
be firm
be resolute
stand firm
be determined
be emphatic
hold on
hold out
make a stand
press
show determination
not give up
stand up for oneself
stand your ground
hang in there
lay down the law
stick it out
brook no refusal
keep on at
put your foot down
take a stand
not take no for an answer
stick to your guns
maintain
continue
carry on
keep on
keep going
go on
be persistent
plough on
be pertinacious
keep it up
press on
keep at it
plod on
see something through
press ahead
follow through
be tenacious
be diligent
grind away
stand fast
be patient
stay with something
hammer away
hang on
go the distance
plug away
peg away
soldier on
struggle on
bash on
stick at it
stop at nothing
stay the course
leave no stone unturned
be obstinate
be adamant
remain
endure
grind
stay
drudge
finish
stick
beaver
labor
US
labour
UK
toil
show determination in
not cease from
plow on
not falter in
keep going with
see through
crack on
stick at
keep at
stick with it
hold your ground
continue with
stick with
see it through
keep up
persevere with
beaver away
stay with it
soldier on with
hang tough
last
proceed
be stubborn
persist with
carry on with
hang in
dig your heels in
stay with
keep your nose to the grindstone
gut it out
travail
work
tough it out
exert oneself
resist
hold fast
push on
not budge
stand pat
persist at
peg away at
press on with
work hard
not give up with
keep on with
plug away at
abide
go on with
bide
perdure
put up with it
hold up
pursue
run on
strive
grin and bear it
fight
conduct
slog
slave
sweat
moil
plod
plow through
slog away
slave away
plod away
carry through
plug
graft
work at
get on
see it through to the end
follow up
work like a dog
work like a Trojan
sweat blood
plod on through
press ahead with
stay put
hammer away at
continue to the end
go ahead
be resolved
stick out
get your head down
bring to completion
work away
bring to a finish
plough on through
stay pat
chug
dig in your heels
perpetuate
carry on doggedly
last out
hold
perseverate
prevail
linger
not back down
double down
work one's butt off
kill oneself
work one's nuts off
persist in
persevere in
struggle
be resolute in
be steadfast in
be pertinacious in
complete
be persistent in
exert yourself
endeavor
US
keep trying
pursue your goal
keep your hand in
go to the mat
go for broke
keep driving
remain firm
go for it
slave away at
plough through
work away at
be steadfast
struggle on with
stick to
grub
strain
direct
take
hustle
plow
US
bash on with
tug
hump
go the limit
go all the way
put up with
smile and nod
grit your teeth
lump
ride out
weather
put your back into
plough
UK
endeavour
UK
peg
head-down
keep your head down
bang away
dig away
manage
fight on
buckle down
push forward
take pains
toil on
discharge
practise
UK
wage
hammer
continue work
stick to it
apply yourself
plod along
take place
advance
happen
execute
ramble
act
come about
behave
deport
comport
bear
occur
engage in
take it like a man
prosecute
practice
US
proceed with
drudge away
work one's socks off on
graft away
kill oneself with
not cease
apply oneself
take the rough with the smooth
take the bad with the good
go ahead with
more ❯
“Forced to accept, he continued to
insist
that the ambassadors must perform the kowtow.”
Verb
▲
To demand continually that something happen or be done
demand
command
require
urge
dictate
entreat
order
exhort
importune
implore
beseech
enjoin
press
beg
pressurize
US
appeal to
pressure
push
call on
encourage
pressurise
UK
goad
ask
bid
compel
charge
appeal
solicit
prod
plead
adjure
persuade
constrain
dragoon
obligate
request
insist on
put pressure on
use pressure on
put the screws on
petition
prompt
admonish
spur
influence
direct
drive
coerce
incite
oblige
pray
nudge
propose
force
tell
supplicate
propel
pester
browbeat
impel
make
nag
bully
railroad
egg on
strong-arm
try to persuade
lean on
press-gang
prevail on
twist someone's arm
advise
badger
hound
promote
bother
requisition
induce
harass
intimidate
hustle
stimulate
hassle
conjure
bulldoze
harry
inspire
impress
move
bludgeon
call for
sandbag
blackjack
muscle
plead with
apply to
push around
railroad into
put up to
push for
put the heat on
bulldoze into
bring pressure to bear on
put the squeeze on
fire up
use strong-arm tactics on
instruct
warn
counsel
caution
preach
prick
invoke
sue
boss around
cajole
coax
stipulate
crave
seek
challenge
call upon
expect
squeeze
impetrate
file for
put in for
count on
look for
brainwash
besiege
obsecrate
breathe down someone's neck
come at
twist one's arm
fast-talk
work over
sell
turn on the heat
politick
goose
necessitate
advocate
expedite
plead to
work on
inspan
recommend
motivate
overcome
steamroller
terrorize
US
menace
cause
steamroll
occasion
impose
foist
enforce
key up
speed up
put the screws to
bind
choke
bear down
use duress on
exert force on
concuss
burden
pin down
apply
bear hard on
put screws to
conscript
obtrude
contract
blackmail
put squeeze on
use force on
tighten the screws on
force one's hand
put the bite on
bring pressure to bear upon
urge by force
terrorise
UK
pour it on
dragoon into
steamroller into
turn on
sell one on
browbeat into
exert influence on
go to town on
bear down on
instigate
maneuver
US
sanction
manoeuvre
UK
wheedle
advance
rationalize
US
countenance
commend
rationalise
UK
tempt
psych up
exact
threaten
thrust
inflict
cow
hector
claim
provoke
bounce
extract
tyrannize
US
put under an obligation
tyrannise
UK
rouse
bring
trigger
send
domineer
extort
lead
bullyrag
frighten
bogart
sway
effect
set
actuate
mau-mau
introduce
effectuate
unload
express
land with
take
lumber someone with
saddle with
bear
shotgun
spur on
force upon
ramrod
get
convince
oppress
create
stir
act on
excite
incline
wreak
bluster
dispose
engender
spark
determine
render
levy
steer
summon
impose on
quest
press for
work
stir up
breed
bring about
result in
have someone do something
burden someone with
commit
stipulate for
cause to be
clamor for
cause to become
whip up
restrict
palm
restrain
pass off
lay
inveigle
draw
palm off
put
beset
wish
fob off
make necessary
persecute
leave
pulp
need
wrest
precipitate
condition
inflame
buffalo
postulate
ordain
overbear
overawe
predispose
torment
rally
plague
produce
put the arm on
despotize
prescribe
whip
turn
sting
rule
crack down
generate
establish
invigorate
US
turn the screws on
call
animate
arouse
galvanize
US
embolden
mandate
beget
spawn
galvanise
UK
envigorate
UK
enact
put the chill on
enkindle
inspirit
activate
decree
carry out
pick on
strike
do
catalyse
UK
catalyze
US
authorize
US
authorise
UK
clamour for
appeal for
talk into
pester for
nag for
translate into
lay claim to
give rise to
put your foot down
badger for
bring on
contribute to
lay down the law
bay for
petition for
insist upon
ask for
shove
throw
place
shanghai
astrict
indebt
compress
constrict
condense
squash
catapult
apply pressure
worry
mobilize
US
leave someone no option
will
make indebted
bring pressure upon
reduce
kick
lean
have
pressurize into
coerce into
assail
mobilise
UK
enthuse
subjugate
pitchfork
intrude
scare
terrify
bludgeon into
bully into
egg
argue
tighten the screw on
turn the screw on
prevail upon
castigate
terrorize into
intimidate into
dog
subdue
daunt
talk
ride roughshod over
put the frighteners on
orient
high-pressure
root
trouble
vex
walk heavy
ride roughshod
commandeer
proclaim
decide
boss about
forcefully persuade
bring force to bear on
unnerve
needle
hold a gun to someone's head
pronounce
throw your weight around
put through the wringer
lord it over
hold a gun to one's head
put heat on
assert oneself
ride
awe
ruffle
exert
achieve
accomplish
leave someone no option but to
roust
sic
lash
titillate
affright
spook
pull
appall
US
appal
UK
volunteer someone unwittingly
repress
hinder
suppress
pray for
arrogate
beg for
apply for
hit up
hold out for
sue for
whistle for
inquire about
adjudge
employ
milk
work up
foment
bring forth
perform
fulfill
US
fulfil
UK
develop
attain
pull off
foster
push about
announce
read the riot act
declare
lay down
make compulsory
pick
abet
brew
raise
ferment
scare the bejesus out of
scare off
bleed
subject
fine
assess
set on
drive on
procure
manipulate
tell someone to volunteer
wring
warrant
carry
high pressure
elicit
impassion
agitate for
forward
craze
agitate
taunt
get to
set off
juice
fan the fire
root on
psych
further
make an offer they can't refuse
assign
consign
involve
energize
US
incentivize
US
evoke
steel
task
beckon
subpoena
appoint
hearten
impact
exhilarate
convert
uplift
empower
vitalize
entail
ransom
shake
bribe
give orders to
give orders
give the order to
call the shots
give the command to
give directions
sweep
condemn
doom
incentify
refresh
incentivise
UK
energise
UK
help
voluntell
extort money from
want
mean
hint to
pump up
cheer on
pep up
win over
boost up
suggest to
offload
dump
unleash
shake down
suck
behoove
US
affect
bias
vent
demand hush money from
hold to ransom
put the shake on
give
obtain
bring round
make willing
impress on
entice
yield
behove
UK
be grounds for
subject to
prevail
kindle
finagle
deliver
administer
indulge
exercise
bestow
perpetrate
visit
fix
emphasize to
instil in
instil
UK
drum into
stress to
inculcate
inculcate in
instill
US
stress
execute
gratify
begin
lead to
shift on to
lay on
wreck
end in
draw on
trigger off
press out
touch off
make happen
spark off
mete out
serve out
squeeze out
be the cause of
give free rein to
give vent to
deal out
din something into
bring home to
drive into
ingrain in
knock into
leave no choice but to
compel to accept
thrust upon
inflict upon
get rid of
bring home
get into head
fix deeply in someone's mind
establish in someone's mind
drive home
leave in no doubt
more ❯
“I
insisted
that the fault be repaired.”
Verb
▲
To emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of
emphasize
US
stress
highlight
foreground
accent
accentuate
underline
weight
play up
point up
spotlight
underscore
affirm
assert
italicise
UK
italicize
US
articulate
belabor
US
belabour
UK
call attention to
deepen
dwell on
feature
headline
heighten
illuminate
impress
insist on
intensify
press
prioritise
UK
prioritize
US
punctuate
strengthen
bring attention to
charge
dramatise
UK
dramatize
US
draw attention to
enunciate
flag up
focus attention on
harp on
mark
pinpoint
pronounce
betone
enlarge
indicate
limelight
maintain
reiterate
repeat
bring to the fore
give an emphasis to
hit on
bear down
give priority to
give prominence to
hit home
lay stress on
make a point of
make clear
make emphatic
point out
press home
put stress on
rub in
rub it in
labor the point
make a point
make much of
put accent on
put the accent on
bring out
focus on
set off
zero in on
drive home
enhance
bring home
place emphasis on
throw something into relief
lay emphasis on
turn the spotlight on
put emphasis on
show up
concentrate on
flag
caption
give emphasis to
give emphasis
point to
make conspicuous
make a feature of
throw up
increase
denote
hit
display
show to advantage
fix on
centre on
UK
spot
clarify
call
focus
demonstrate
impress on
ram home
harp on the fact
make someone realize
make someone understand
promote
embellish
exaggerate
magnify
home in on
illustrate
show off
make aware of
impress upon someone
make someone conscious of
blaze
advertize
advertise
bracket
rule
interlineate
bring home to one
make a big thing of
make a song and dance about
make a show of
let people know about
keep going on about
make an issue of
publicise
UK
publicize
US
floodlight
pick out
bring to light
turn spotlight on
center on
US
zoom in on
interject
litter
break
separate
interpose
lace
disrupt
speckle
divide
intersect
make something clear to
put on center stage
give prominence
give the full works
draw attention
make a production of
check off
select
rule a line under
bring something home to someone
give precedence to
rank first
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a demand by crying out noisily
clamor
US
demand
agitate
appeal
claim
request
need
require
necessitate
be in dire need of
beg
cry out
justify
occasion
inquire
US
want
involve
suggest
lack
ask for
enquire
UK
ask
call for
order
call out for
Verb
▲
To bother, harass, or annoy persistently
pester
bother
harass
annoy
hassle
irritate
plague
worry
trouble
harry
bug
badger
disturb
torment
irk
provoke
nag
aggravate
persecute
hound
bedevil
tease
ride
fret
chivvy
beleaguer
dog
molest
hector
devil
besiege
importune
mither
chivy
nudge
tantalise
UK
tantalize
US
dun
remind
get to
get at
pick on
drive up the wall
give a hard time
keep after
get on your nerves
work on
be on your back
drive crazy
get in your hair
drive round the bend
be at
pick at
intrude upon
get on one's nerves
bend someone's ear
mess with
drive you up the wall
vex
upset
needle
exasperate
distress
rile
gall
ruffle
peeve
agitate
nark
nettle
afflict
anger
goad
bait
pique
chafe
perturb
beset
torture
displease
infuriate
miff
wind up
bully
tick off
hack off
heckle
eat
taunt
pain
burn up
rasp
agonize
US
fuss
oppress
gnaw
give someone grief
offend
rub up the wrong way
get
disquiet
discompose
rankle
incense
grate
agonise
UK
rack
hurt
perplex
stress
concern
ail
spite
madden
frost
gripe
harrow
put out
pursue
hack you off
disconcert
go on at
keep on at
rattle
enrage
get across
try
grieve
alarm
curse
heavy
dismay
unsettle
anguish
excruciate
fluster
distract
faze
unhinge
rag
distemper
itch
get under your skin
outrage
rark
hump
strain
depress
flurry
scold
aggrieve
niggle
frazzle
derail
hagride
discommode
get your back up
exacerbate
harp on at
frustrate
antagonize
US
gravel
inflame
gnaw at
freak out
weird out
prod
unnerve
roil
discomfort
press
alarum
antagonise
UK
exercise
undo
bum out
give someone the hump
interrupt
haunt
get on your wick
henpeck
make someone see red
sadden
get your goat
disgust
make somebody's hackles rise
haze
wound
burden
rib
browbeat
chaff
intimidate
drive round the twist
ridicule
make angry
discombobulate
grate on
sting
rub the wrong way
make anxious
embarrass
pressurize
US
incommode
peck at
affront
assail
frighten
breathe down someone's neck
weigh down
discomfit
mock
give a bad time
prick
drive to distraction
drive mad
put your back up
tee off
make waves
victimize
US
get your dander up
make uneasy
razz
eat at
be on the back of
ruffle one's feathers
pressurise
UK
inconvenience
berate
lead on
scare
gibe
victimise
UK
insult
attack
confuse
break
discountenance
be a nuisance to
egg on
burn
throw
pother
mortify
make cross
cause suffering to
turn off
bewilder
sicken
dishearten
be on one's case
drive bananas
ire
enflame
mad
make your blood boil
spook
confound
give someone the pip
rankle with
find fault with
stir up
steam up
get up someone's nose
raise your hackles
josh
roast
grumble
complain
moan
whine
whinge
banter
lean on
urge
dragoon
disrupt
harp on
affect
terrorize
US
carp
domineer
guy
criticize
US
smite
crucify
blight
barrage
ply
tax
grip
chide
bore
terrorise
UK
upbraid
disgruntle
martyr
carp at
rag on
injure
criticise
UK
fester
shake
give the business
stew
push
hustle
fire up
impose on
T-off
nauseate
craze
jibe at
despair
psych
indispose
cheese off
find fault
fall on
rattle one's cage
nag at
moan at
grumble at
flirt with
keep complaining to
flip out
cause anguish to
take the mickey
make things hot for someone
make it hot for someone
make fretful
get someone
make miserable
make wretched
make a scene
eat away at
hurt somebody's feelings
throw off balance
rattle someone's cage
prey on your mind
try your patience
get on someone's back
lie heavy on
take the piss out of
get your hackles up
cut to the quick
tell off
petition
solicit
fool around
keep at
infest
prompt
goose
belabour
UK
chevy
scorn
give someone hell
insist on
kid around
stress out
breath down someone's neck
noodge
macerate
despoil
foray
bullyrag
start on
chunter
dwell on
go on
repeat
keep on
mess
sour
belabor
US
bombard
punish
wring
bone
startle
bum
jerk around
curdle
jeer
run up the wrong way
hack
wig
push button
heat up
roust
disorder
deject
expel
wrong
beat
hunt
exile
appal
UK
cause disquiet to
arouse hostility in
be prey to
embitter
push someon's buttons
barrack
boo
get on the nerves of
get in the hair of
ask for it
resent
disarrange
muddle
test
push one's buttons
prey on
buttonhole
be a pest to
rub you up the wrong way
cavil
pressure
throw off
psych out
put off
cause annoyance to
cause resentment to
sweat
fear
panic
be the victim of
mistreat
accost
encroach
intrude
obtrude
terrify
tear
shout down
hit where one lives
disparage
tire
shake up
strap
nit-pick
desolate
smother
overwhelm
yap at
scratch around
puzzle
entangle
hamper
put through wringer
mess with someone's head
sweat out
weigh heavily on one's mind
do someone's head in
cause anxiety to
be a great weight on
eat up
obsess
single out
search high heaven
aggress
dispirit
jar on
get on the wrong side of
make an enemy of somebody
appall
US
unquiet
make restless
shock
grind
hiss
bulldoze
reproach
revile
bring down
snit
pet
tiff
huff
arouse anxiety in
do a number on
push buttons
make it tough for
weigh on
cut up
put pressure on
lead someone a merry dance
play cat and mouse
rub salt in wound
get the knife into
stick the knife into
bring pressure to bear on
put someone's nose out of joint
brainwash
weigh heavily on
put the squeeze on
be in someone's hair
horrify
devastate
dis
dampen spirits
cast down
crush
break one's heart
cause concern to
make uncomfortable
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
cause discomfort to
override
tyrannize
US
suffocate
jump on one's case
discourage
make blue
drag down
put into a funk
put a damper on
break the heart of
weary
fall upon
break in
entice
titillate
harp upon
dwell upon
be bothered
beleague
cause anxiety
chasten
weigh heavily on someone's mind
be a weight on someone's mind
hang over
wear
start in on
repulse
repel
disoblige
jar
slight
shout at
drive you crazy
give the needle
dominate
tyrannise
UK
enslave
interfere with
get across someone
set one's teeth on edge
stick in one's craw
wear on
drive you out of your mind
possess
drive you off your head
drive you to distraction
drive out of mind
make somebody's blood boil
drive you round the twist
make you see red
send into a rage
make livid
drive you round the bend
shatter
umbrage
butt in
make game of
barge in on
intrude on
cause anguish
cause suffering
be hurtful to
cause offense
bleed
mourn
lambaste
cause sorrow
have had enough
make someone fed up
become bored
try the patience of
make discontented
grate at
exhaust someone's patience
lose patience
horn in on
shout catcalls at
chagrin
dissatisfy
give offence to
make unhappy
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
thumb nose at
toy with
fiddle with
fascinate
lure
tempt
allure
intrigue
excite
beguile
abrade
butt in on
bite
tyrannize over
be autocratic
railroad
bounce
thwart
baffle
charm
fast-talk
crowd
strong-arm
put the screws on
beef
grouse
yowl
holler
mutter
kvetch
squeal
crab
yammer
wail
caterwaul
grump
scream
grouch
repine
kick
squawk
inveigh
whimper
bellyache
bleat
growl
murmur
yaup
croak
keen
grizzle
yawp
maunder
strike
take
visit
disappoint
be a pain in the neck
mix up
buffet
be a thorn in someone's side
cause trouble to
egg
keep hanging
make your mouth water
keep someone hanging on
turn
incapacitate
flip
floor
cramp
debilitate
kid
moan on at
deride
turn on
lay up
key up
joke
jive
rock the boat
rally
satirize
US
bust someone's balls
bust chops
take it out on
twit
impede
cross
hinder
surround
fun
quiz
chiack
slang
shuck
overrun
smoke
get on someone's case
rot
sledge
spoof
jostle
encircle
slam
sound
snap
satirise
UK
laugh at
scoff at
jeer at
make fun of
descend on
swarm around
converge on
set upon
mob
crowd around
crowd round
poke fun at
send up
goof on
make jokes about
be sarcastic about
poke mullock at
make sport of
sling off at
put on
put down
swipe at
make a monkey of
mess around
pull someone's leg
pull one's leg
poke borak at
have on
flout at
nonplus
demoralize
US
demoralise
UK
daunt
abash
traumatize
US
traumatise
UK
fuddle
flummox
cow
addle
work up
chill
bamboozle
dumbfound
confront
hang up
dump on
put to trouble
dampen
revolt
make nervous
dash
harm
mystify
stump
abase
befuddle
put into a flap
throw into a tizz
get down
wear out
slap
be a burden to
put someone off their stroke
face
beat down
get a rise out of
take aback
put in a spot
put on the spot
damage
sap
rouse
disaffect
unman
move
scandalize
US
stretch
bemuse
preoccupy
scar
impose
stupefy
press down on
lower
drain
enervate
acerbate
disrespect
diss
buffalo
fox
disorient
maze
weigh
be a burden on
scandalise
UK
surprise
cause someone to lose their composure
give trouble
befog
daze
make despondent
reluct
be a thorn in someone's flesh
dull
make it tough
pose
muddy
disorientate
stun
make self-conscious
niggle at
go to your head
make punchy
knock for six
inflict anguish on
take the wind out of your sails
intoxicate
be repugnant to
blow your mind
do in
cause agony to
inebriate
ball up
derange
bedog
excoriate
steam
hurry
heat
bustle
tangle
drive nuts
tear away at
cause to panic
put on edge
cut
stir
be in someone's way
lie heavily on
interfere
meddle
drive insane
brown off
overcharge
motivate
absorb
grab
attract
awake
quicken
ignite
interest
rile up
get on someone
sear
tatter
erode
fray
get someone's wick
incite
exhaust
discontent
irritate greatly
grill
start
empurple
misplease
wing
zing
cool
cap
furbelow
bluster
frill
stroke someone's hair the wrong way
scour
wear down
consternate
tear to pieces
hurt the feelings of
send into a spin
foil
grind at
take over
knock the wind out of
impose upon
cause inconvenience to
shame
unstring
jar upon
grate upon
harsh one's mellow
humiliate
work into lather
set off
set on
take a rise out of
throw into tizzy
inflict trauma
deeply upset
wear upon
rage
wear away
play dirty
sneer
rasp one's nerves
put someone off their stride
worst
make someone laugh on the other side of their face
make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth
set someone back on their heels
begrudge
grudge
put to some trouble
take control of
throw a curve
knock props out
make demands on
make severe demands on
put a strain on
tire out
create difficulties for
astonish
dizzy
gibe at
sneer at
dish out
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
put
envenom
disdain
scout
flout
jab
twitter
dig
lout
get even
upset the applecart
louse up
come back to haunt
scrape away
bite into
wear to shreds
dispraise
abuse
slander
demean
be a weight on one's mind
catch unawares
catch off balance
poison
alienate
inflict
cause pain to
lampoon
hurt deeply
ill-treat
dishonour
UK
discredit
suppress
subjugate
subdue
stifle
gnaw away at
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
make awkward
make ashamed
show up
own
make your gorge rise
make someone's stomach rise
wreck
wreak
befall
dishonor
US
put out of countenance
let down
throw into a tizzy
put in a hole
catch one short
devitalize
diminish
weaken
squelch
catch
disillusion
be a burden
be a nuisance
humble
deaden
defeat
extinguish
overpower
curb
overcome
quell
drag
darken
damp
knock the stuffing out of
harsh someone's mellow
make one's heart bleed
give someone the blues
make desolate
pour cold water on
cast a gloom upon
run down
make gloomy
bear down
make someone's heart bleed
make sad
reduce to tears
knock sideways
bring tears to your eyes
keep under
dash hopes
break someone's spirit
throw cold water on
break someone's heart
jaundice
empoison
make resentful
make bitter
bear down on
damp down
overstretch
overtax
tense
avenge
worsen
cast a pall over
descend upon
force upon
bring down on
awe
wilder
fog
flabbergast
live off
exploit
blackmail
plunder
take advantage of
depredate
consume
kill
raid
load
extort
feed on
fleece
seize
live on
devour
acidulate
estrange
make rancorous
bitter
venom
snow
obfuscate
crunch
overextend
overawe
disadvantage
cause to be at a stand
stagger
make your head spin
make someone scratch their head
mess with one's head
bring up short
be all Greek to
set someone thinking
stymie
droop
repress
prostrate
fool
discommodate
overdo
threaten
make downhearted
gross out
squick
dampen the spirits of
make ill
hoodwink
trick
dupe
hoax
deceive
delude
abominate
cause to feel nauseous
turn stomach
make someone want to throw up
be distasteful to
pall
disenchant
make shudder
make sick
cause aversion
surfeit
cloy on
offend morals of
be repulsive to
be repulsive
fill with loathing
cause to feel emotional strain
cause to feel mental strain
make tense
tense up
put in traction
push to the limit
put on trial
cause to lose heart
dampen someone's hopes
cause to lose hope
cause someone difficulty
disagree
jest
jape
con
quip
wisecrack
yuck
yuk
jolly
gag
gull
cozen
adventure
risk
venture
peril
jeopard
jeopardize
US
imperil
compromise
endanger
hazard
be a problem to
make unwell
give someone bother
make someone go out of his way
go against the grain
be injurious to
be sickening
be disturbing
be distasteful
have an adverse effect on
be injurious
strike down
be unsuitable
cause illness to
cause problems
yank someone's chain
take in
flimflam
mislead
scare hell out of
utter threats to
bad-eye
portend
jeopardise
UK
gamble with
whip around
impend
push around
menace
put heat on
loom
issue threats to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To defend or protect
stick up for
defend
side with
stand by
support
argue for
be loyal to
be supportive of
champion
fight for
stand up for
speak up for
take the side of
be on the side of
come to the defence of
go to bat for
stick one's neck out for
give as good as one gets
back
uphold
endorse
back up
ally oneself with
advocate
encourage
favor
US
favour
UK
maintain
stand behind
aid and abet
abet
espouse
take up the cudgels for
stick by
ally with
associate oneself with
prefer
promote
sustain
give support to
plump for
give backing to
plunk for
take the part of
sympathize with
indorse
sanction
profess
get behind
rally round
vindicate
vouch for
insist on
assert
be in favor of
thump for
campaign for
second
plead
plead for
fall in with
bolster
plug
sponsor
throw your weight behind
take someone's part
throw in one's lot with
embrace
argue
throw in with
approve
take to heart
side
go along with
welcome
receive wholeheartedly
accept
receive enthusiastically
adopt
take up
take to
approve of
be in favour of
smile on
go in for
vote for
get into
take on
further
patronise
UK
patronize
US
ride shotgun
propose
battle for
contend for
crusade for
put in a good word for
protect
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Assert
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assert
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have your say
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rage
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pipe
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chip in
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order
direct
intend
ordain
command
bid
cause
determine
effect
resolve
want
wish
authorise
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authorize
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enjoin
exert
request
decide on
bring about
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