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Another word for immediate

Adjective

  1. Occurring at once

    2. See also:

    time

  2. Not far from another in space, time, or relation

    3. Idioms:
    See also:

    near

  3. Marked by the absence of any intervention

    4. See also:

    near

    clear

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Sentence Examples

  • In 1585 Lord Deputy Sir John Perrot undertook the shiring of Ulster (excluding the counties Antrim and Down, which had already taken shape); and his work, though of little immediate effect owing to the rising of Hugh O'Neill, served as a basis for the division of the territory at the plantation of Ulster in the reign of James I.

  • He scowled at the immediate burn and taste of acid.

  • Lisa felt an immediate bond with the slender mother of her rescuer.

  • There was no point getting into it, so she focused on the immediate problem.

  • She had met once with her immediate neighbor, the king of Palmis, but this clan that had snatched her plainly did not know who she was, or they would not seek to kill a queen in such a way.

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