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Importunate: meaning, example and synonyms

Importunateadj. Persistent in making requests or demands to an annoying or troublesome degree.

Flashcard for Importunate (adjective): persistent in making requests or demands to an annoying or troublesome degree. Example: Besieged by importunate investors who telephoned daily for updates, the start-up's founders finally agreed to publish quarterly progress reports. Synonyms: insistent, persistent, pestering, demanding. Antonyms: undemanding, diffident, unassertive. Memory tip: Importunate people insist their request is IMPORTANT, again and again. Illustration: a small boy tugging repeatedly at his busy father's sleeve while the father cooks at a kitchen stove, the boy pointing toward the door, no words drawn.

Example

Besieged by importunate investors who telephoned daily for updates, the start-up's founders finally agreed to publish quarterly progress reports.

Part of speech
adjective
Synonyms
insistent, persistent, pestering, demanding
Antonyms
undemanding, diffident, unassertive
Memory tip
Importunate people insist their request is IMPORTANT, again and again.

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Question 1

The ______ reporters camped outside the scientist's home, calling out the same questions every morning until she finally agreed to an interview.

Question 2

Weary of her nephew's ______ pleas for a loan, which arrived by letter almost every week, the widow finally instructed her lawyer to reply on her behalf.

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