Synonyms for immediate
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Without delay
at once, instantaneous, instant, on the instant, live, now, at this moment, at the present time, next, prompt, quick; see also direct 3, fast 1.
Antonyms someday*, later, any time.
Primary
pressing, critical, paramount; see important 1, urgent 1.
See immediate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Occurring at once:
instant, instantaneous. See timeNot far from another in space, time, or relation:
adjacent, close, contiguous, near, nearby, nigh, proximate. Idioms: at hand, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, within hailing distance. See nearMarked by the absence of any intervention:
direct, firsthand, primary. See clear, near
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