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. Olivier Jakob:

   Immediate escalation has been avoided, there has been some de-escalation, but the return of risk is still there.

2. Thierry Chow:

   That means, whatever tough times and instabilities they’re experiencing, it’s going to get better soon, but patience is key because changes wo n’t be immediate.

3. Randy Frederick:

   For the first time in a while we're finally waking up to the fact that this issue could go on for a while and have a significant impact on Chinese and global economic growth and potentially the United States, when people react to it because they don't travel or go to restaurants or go shopping, that'll have an immediate impact on the economy. It depends how long it goes and how wide the spread.

4. Onno Eichelsheim:

   That caused an immediate threat to the OPCW network.

5. Robert Leahy:

   Even when there's not a pandemic we, as a species, tend to make decisions that negatively affect our public health based on our immediate need, whether it's smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, overeating, overspending... we are wired to look for immediate gratification. Remember, we were once scavengers. That's why this is very hard.