Persist Definition: carry on, carry through Antonyms: abandon, cease, give up, leave, quit, stop Insist Definition: order and expect; claim Antonyms: endure, forget, tolerate persist: to continue to do something, although it's hard or other people oppose it insist: to say firmly and often that something is true, especially when people thinks it is not. To insist, is to make a point by speaking etc. To persist is to continue doing something. Persist and insist are actually considerably different in meaning. Insist means (roughly) "to strongly claim something", in simple terms. Persist means (again roughly) "to not give up in an action". 1. "He insisted he did not steal the car" - He is strongly claiming he didn't steal the car 2. "The woman refused to date him, but he persisted, and eventually dated her." - Persisted in this sense means he kept trying, he was continuous. Hope this helps you.

Hi, Persist in :- You are hell bent to do something without stopping any efforts. Ex:--You are persisting in your effort to bag first position in your class. Insist on:- You are requesting someone repeatedly to get someone doing something. He is insisting me on visiting his place. I hope it will help. Regards, Mantra Deepika Thanks