Synonyms for immediate
ɪˈmi di ɪtim·me·di·ate

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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How to use immediate in a sentence?

1. Dan Caldwell:

   We do not believe we need to withdraw completely from the world or ignore the Middle East entirely, but longer-term, large-scale interventions are counterproductive and are not making us safer, we can deal with immediate and clear threats as they emerge.

2. Patrick Murphy:

   Those conductors and the one woman who works in the café car for Amtrak, they got pretty banged up, both were pretty wobbly but their first and immediate course of action was to make sure the people were OK.

3. Dan Lashof:

   This is why it is important to think about the nature of the economic stimulus packages around the world as countries come out of the most immediate health crisis.

4. Richard Steele:

   To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education.

5. Getty Images:

   While not immediate, the Willow project in [the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska] is nearly shovel-ready and can provide a domestic source of oil, between the development of NPRA and the longer-term ‘1002 Area’ of ANWR, Alaska could place an additional 17 billion barrels of oil and an additional 32 trillion cubic feet of gas in the marketplace.