Synonyms & related words for importunate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of importunate — including clamant, insistent, vexatious, pestiferous, pestering, irksome. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to importunate

Explore words related to importunate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include importunacy, importunately, importuned, importunity, importuner, importuning, overinsistent, entreatingly. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for importunate

Common synonyms for importunate include clamant, insistent, vexatious, pestiferous, pestering, irksome, exasperating, pertinacious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does importunate come from?

The word importunate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root portun-, from Latin portus (“harbor, port”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.