Antonyms of adj importunate
1 sense of importunate
Sense 1
importunate -- (expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant")
INDIRECT (VIA beseeching) -> imperative -- (requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative")
Similarity of adj importunate
1 sense of importunate
Sense 1
importunate -- (expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant")
=> beseeching (vs. imperative), pleading, imploring -- (begging)