Immediate synonyms

ĭ-mē'dē-ĭt

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now
(Slang) Currently fashionable; trendy:
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next
The definition of next is just before or after.
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direct (related)
(Math.) Designating or of a relation between variables in which one increases or decreases with the other
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instant
Occurring at once; immediate:
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on the instant
Without delay
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at-once
Without delay
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prompt
Quick to act or to do what is required; ready, punctual, etc.
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quick
Reacting immediately and sharply:
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pressing
Calling for immediate attention; urgent
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critical
Extremely important or essential:
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urgent (related)
Requiring immediate attention.
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directly
Without delay
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eventually (antonym)
instantaneous; without delay
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instantaneous
Done, made, or happening in an instant
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live
(Broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
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at this moment
Without delay
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at the present time
Without delay
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paramount
Highest in rank, power, or authority:
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someday (antonym)
Without delay
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later (antonym)
At some time in the future.
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any-time (antonym)
Without delay
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fast (related)
Accomplished in relatively little time:
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important (related)
The definition of important is having great significance or consequence.
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abrupt
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
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close
Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
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immediately
Without delay
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instantaneously
Without delay
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tout-de-suite
Without delay
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directness
The state or quality of being direct.
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immediacy
Something immediate, as in importance.
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instantaneity
The condition of being instantaneous
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delayed (antonym)
instantaneous
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never (antonym)
instantaneous; without delay
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far (antonym)
Being at considerable distance; remote:
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remote (antonym)
Far removed in connection or relevance:
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distant (antonym)
Far apart in relationship; remote
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away (antonym)
(Following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
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adjacent
Laying near or close by, but not necessarily connected. See also adjoining.
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contiguous
Near, next, or adjacent
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near
Closely corresponding to or resembling an original:
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nearby
Located a short distance away; close at hand.
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nigh
(Archaic, poetic) near, close by
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proximate
The definition of proximate is the next or nearest person or thing.
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firsthand
Received from the original source:
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primary
The first in a group or series.
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at-hand
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under-one-s-nose
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within a stone's throw
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within hailing distance
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time (related)
A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future.
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clear (related)
Free of obstacles.
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mediate (antonym)
Dependent on, acting by, or connected through some intervening agency; related indirectly
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lightning-like
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nearmost
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anticipated (related)
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imminent (related)
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forthwith
Without delay
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instanter
Without delay
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presto
Without delay
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sudden
The definition of sudden is not expected, or happening without warning.
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gradual (antonym)
The definition of gradual is something that changes or progresses slowly or over time.
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unexpected (related)
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Immediate Sentence Examples

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

  • 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.

  • 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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