importunate

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

persistent and annoying in making demands

In a sentence

Importunate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing importunate in a sentence.

Importunate creditors called at all hours, refusing to be put off.

Synonyms

insistentpersistentpressingdemanding

Antonyms

unobtrusiveundemanding

Keep going

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attacking or undermining traditional beliefs and institutions

guided by ideals rather than by practical considerations

a peculiar habit or feature distinctive to an individual

excessively or blindly devoted to something or someone

extreme admiration or worship of someone or something, often to an excessive degree

to admire or revere someone to an excessive degree

charmingly peaceful and free of trouble

Common questions

Importunate (adjective) means persistent and annoying in making demands

Here is importunate used in an example sentence: "Importunate creditors called at all hours, refusing to be put off."

Common synonyms for importunate include insistent, persistent, pressing, demanding.

Antonyms of importunate include unobtrusive, undemanding.

Importunate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.