importunate

The word “importunate” has 4 syllables: im-por-tu-nate

It's pronounced as /ˌɪm.pərˈtuː.nət/

What is synonym and antonym for importunate?

In the thesaurus, “importunate” has 46 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for importunate along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for importunate

acute
burning
clamant
clamorous
compelling
critical
crucial
crying
dangerous
demanding
desperate
dire
disturbing
dogged
earnest
emergent
exigent
explosive
extreme
grave
harassing
hazardous
immediate
imperative
imperious
insistent
instant
intense
life-and-death
life-or-death
necessitous
overly solicitous
overriding
perilous
persevering
persistent
pertinacious
precarious
pressing
serious
severe
solicitous
troublesome
unstable
urgent
vital

Antonyms for importunate

incidental
low-pressure
minor
negligible
noncritical
nonthreatening
nonurgent
relaxed
safe
stable
trivial
undemanding
unimportant

Meanings of importunate

adjective
1. (of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
2. (of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
verb
1. To importune, or to obtain by importunity.

Example Sentences

The salesperson was so importunate that I had to firmly decline the offer.
Despite her importunate requests, the manager did not change the decision.
He was annoyed by the importunate calls asking for donations.
The children’s importunate pleas finally convinced their parents to buy the toy.
She found his importunate behavior quite overwhelming during the event.

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