Synonyms for immediate
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1. immediate(adj)

   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, immediate(adj)

   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. immediate(adj)

   having no intervening medium

   "an immediate influence"

   Synonyms:
   straightaway, quick, contiguous, prompt

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

4. immediate(adj)

   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, straightaway(adj)

   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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. immediate

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

   Antonyms:
   distant, remote, future, mediate

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. immediate(a.)

   Synonyms:
   proximate, close

2. immediate(a.)

   Synonyms:
   direct, without other agency

3. immediate(a.)

   Synonyms:
   instantaneous, instant, present

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1. List of paraphrases:

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

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