Synonyms for immediate
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. immediate

   Synonyms:
   proximate, contiguous, present, direct, instant, next

   Antonyms:
   distant, remote, future, mediate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immediateadjective

   of the present time and place

   "the immediate revisions"

   Synonyms:
   straightaway, quick, contiguous, prompt

   Antonyms:
   slow, past, mediated, future, indirect, distant, mediate, ultimate

2. contiguous, immediateadjective

   very close or connected in space or time

   "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

   Synonyms:
   neighboring(a), prompt, straightaway, conterminous, quick, adjacent, contiguous

   Antonyms:
   slow, ultimate, past, indirect, mediate, future, distant, mediated

3. immediateadjective

   having no intervening medium

   "an immediate influence"

   Synonyms:
   straightaway, quick, contiguous, prompt

   Antonyms:
   mediate, future, past, ultimate, indirect, mediated, slow, distant

4. immediateadjective

   immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect

   "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"

   Synonyms:
   straightaway, quick, contiguous, prompt

   Antonyms:
   indirect, ultimate, future, past, mediated, mediate, distant, slow

5. immediate, prompt, quick, straightawayadjective

   performed with little or no delay

   "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

   Synonyms:
   straightaway, warm, fast, prompt, spry, speedy, ready, agile, nimble, quick, flying, contiguous

   Antonyms:
   indirect, future, distant, past, ultimate, slow, mediate, mediated

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immediateadjective

   Synonyms:
   proximate, close

2. immediateadjective

   Synonyms:
   direct, without other agency

3. immediateadjective

   Synonyms:
   instantaneous, instant, present

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1. List of paraphrases for "immediate":

   immediately, direct, prompt, instant, forthwith, urgent, proximate, imminent, near, pressing, foreseeable, directly, promptly

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1. Defense Secretary Mark Esper:

   At the direction of the Commander in Chief, I have authorized the deployment of an infantry battalion from the Immediate Response Force of the 82nd Airborne Division( in Fort Bragg, North Carolina) to the U.S. Central Command area of operations in response to recent events in Iraq.

2. Dollar General:

   Following these inspections, we took immediate action to address issues and reiterated our safety expectations with store teams, the safety of our employees and customers is of paramount importance to us, and we will continue to work cooperatively with Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

3. Commanding General Ken Kamper:

   We've taken immediate action with any cadre member that has been named and possibly involved in this allegation. We've removed them from their normal duties. They've been suspended.

4. Alex Wong:

   After over-reaction, investors realized that Brexit won't have an immediate huge impact... and won't suddenly cause a financial crisis.

5. Noah Rose:

   I was surprised that immediate habitat didn't have much of an effect -- mosquitoes in forests and nearby towns had similar behavior, we thought that maybe moving into human landscapes would be a key driver of attraction to human hosts. But it seems like mosquitoes fly back and forth too readily between these habitats for their behavior to diverge in many cases.