diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/find.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/find.rs
index 9a72d7b332..0a8c1ed952 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/find.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/find.rs
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ impl Command for Find {
                 Some('r'),
             )
             .switch(
-                "insensitive",
-                "case-insensitive search for regex (?i)",
+                "ignore-case",
+                "case-insensitive regex mode; equivalent to (?i)",
                 Some('i'),
             )
             .switch(
                 "multiline",
-                "multi-line mode: ^ and $ match begin/end of line for regex (?m)",
+                "multi-line regex mode: ^ and $ match begin/end of line; equivalent to (?m)",
                 Some('m'),
             )
             .switch(
                 "dotall",
-                "dotall mode: allow a dot . to match newline character \\n for regex (?s)",
+                "dotall regex mode: allow a dot . to match newlines \\n; equivalent to (?s)",
                 Some('s'),
             )
             .switch("invert", "invert the match", Some('v'))
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fn find_with_regex(
     let ctrlc = engine_state.ctrlc.clone();
     let config = engine_state.get_config().clone();
 
-    let insensitive = call.has_flag("insensitive");
+    let insensitive = call.has_flag("ignore-case");
     let multiline = call.has_flag("multiline");
     let dotall = call.has_flag("dotall");
     let invert = call.has_flag("invert");
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort.rs
index 67f5d0ebcd..5c2b4c97d6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Command for Sort {
         ), (Type::Record(vec![]), Type::Record(vec![])),])
     .switch("reverse", "Sort in reverse order", Some('r'))
             .switch(
-                "insensitive",
+                "ignore-case",
                 "Sort string-based columns case-insensitively",
                 Some('i'),
             )
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Command for Sort {
         input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
         let reverse = call.has_flag("reverse");
-        let insensitive = call.has_flag("insensitive");
+        let insensitive = call.has_flag("ignore-case");
         let metadata = &input.metadata();
 
         match input {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort_by.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort_by.rs
index 61f9217bb3..1d953c710d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort_by.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort_by.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl Command for SortBy {
             .rest("columns", SyntaxShape::Any, "the column(s) to sort by")
             .switch("reverse", "Sort in reverse order", Some('r'))
             .switch(
-                "insensitive",
+                "ignore-case",
                 "Sort string-based columns case-insensitively",
                 Some('i'),
             )
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Command for SortBy {
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
         let columns: Vec<String> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
         let reverse = call.has_flag("reverse");
-        let insensitive = call.has_flag("insensitive");
+        let insensitive = call.has_flag("ignore-case");
         let natural = call.has_flag("natural");
         let metadata = &input.metadata();
         let mut vec: Vec<_> = input.into_iter().collect();
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/uniq.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/uniq.rs
index 30ff0963d3..62ddeb63f7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/uniq.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/uniq.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl Command for Uniq {
             )
             .switch(
                 "ignore-case",
-                "Ignore differences in case when comparing input values",
+                "Compare input values case-insensitively",
                 Some('i'),
             )
             .switch(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/contains.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/contains.rs
index b66d86d718..1fe069e8d6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/contains.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/contains.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 SyntaxShape::CellPath,
                 "For a data structure input, check strings at the given cell paths, and replace with result",
             )
-            .switch("insensitive", "search is case insensitive", Some('i'))
+            .switch("ignore-case", "search is case insensitive", Some('i'))
             .switch("not", "does not contain", Some('n'))
             .category(Category::Strings)
     }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
         let args = Arguments {
             substring: call.req::<String>(engine_state, stack, 0)?,
             cell_paths,
-            case_insensitive: call.has_flag("insensitive"),
+            case_insensitive: call.has_flag("ignore-case"),
             not_contain: call.has_flag("not"),
         };
         operate(action, args, input, call.head, engine_state.ctrlc.clone())