importunateness

Examples

• All

• Her constant importunateness frustrated everyone in the meeting.

• The importunateness of his requests made it hard to focus.

• Despite his importunateness, she refused to change her mind about the decision.

• The importunateness of his appeals finally persuaded the manager to give him another chance.

• Her constant importunateness during the negotiations annoyed the other parties involved.

• He was known for the importunateness of his requests, often exhausting his friends' patience.

• The importunateness of his complaints about the service led to several awkward conversations.

Synonyms

I

insistence

vsimportunateness

57 3.5

Asking or saying something firmly and not giving up

is the quality of being persistently demanding rather than a single act

U

urgency

vsimportunateness

18 4.2

A strong, repeated request that makes people act

is more about ongoing insistence that can annoy rather than forceful pressing

I

importunity

vsimportunateness

• Formal

1 9.9

Repeated requests that annoy or pressure someone

is the underlying trait of being persistently demanding rather than specific requests

I

insistency

vsimportunateness

6.8

A firm, repeated demand for an answer or action

is the trait alone rather than the repeated demanding acts

I

instancy

vsimportunateness

9.9

A strong repeated request that does not stop

is more about repeated demanding that often causes annoyance

D

demandingness

vsimportunateness

8.1

A tendency to expect a lot from people or to need a lot of effort

is about repeated, annoying requests rather than high demands or expectations

Antonyms

U

unobtrusiveness

6.8

Not attracting attention so people do not notice you

How Insistent

harassment

596 4.6

importunateness

• Formal

9.9

insistence

57 3.5

persistence

52 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology