Synonyms for immediately
ɪˈmi di ɪt liim·me·di·ate·ly

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. immediatelyconjunction

   Synonyms:
   as soon as, Adverb, directly, after, right

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 4 votes

1. immediately

   The strong and general human tendency to procrastination is shown in the progressive weakening of the various words in this group. Immediately primarily signifies without the intervention of anything as a medium, hence without the intervention of any, even the briefest, interval or lapse of time. By and by, which was once a synonym, has become an antonym of immediately, meaning at some (perhaps remote) future time. Directly, which once meant with no intervening time, now means after some little while; presently no longer means in this very present, but before very long. Even immediately is sliding from its instantaneousness, so that we are fain to substitute at once, instantly, etc., when we would make promptness emphatic. Right away and right off are vigorous conversational expressions in the United States.

   Synonyms:
   at once, directly, forthwith, instanter, instantly, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, this instant, without delay

   Antonyms:
   after a while, by and by, hereafter, in the future, some time

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.9 / 7 votes

1. immediately

   Synonyms:
   without delay, instantly, forthwith, directly, presently, straightway

   Antonyms:
   with delay, after a while

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

   without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

   "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"

   Synonyms:
   now, at one time, straight, at present, like a shot, instantly, instantaneously, in a flash, at once, outright, nowadays, at a time, today, direct, directly, forthwith, promptly, straight off, straightaway, right away, flat

2. immediatelyadverb

   near or close by

   "he passed immediately behind her"

   Synonyms:
   at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, directly, right away, instantly, forthwith

3. immediatelyadverb

   bearing an immediate relation

   "this immediately concerns your future"

   Synonyms:
   at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, directly, right away, instantly, forthwith

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. immediatelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   closely, proximately

2. immediatelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   directly, without any intervention

3. immediatelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   instantly, INSTANTER, forthwith, just now, without delay, this moment

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.7 / 3 votes

1. immediatelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   instantly, forthwith, directly, straightway, at once, now, instanter

   Antonyms:
   hereafter, by and by, after a while

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "immediately":

   immediate, forthwith, promptly, instantly, directly, urgently, straightaway, readily, straight, direct, now, soon, just, quickly, lmmediately, immediatly

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How to use immediately in a sentence?

1. David King:

   I arrived just as the first wave of casualties had shown up, i looked across the patients and I knew immediately, without anyone having to tell me, exactly what the wounding mechanism was.

2. Ken Thompson:

   A bomb could have easily been put on any of these planes, just like the guns were, and so the federal government has an obligation to do something about this immediately.

3. Morgan Stanley chief economist:

   It's not going to be possible to get back to the same level of output and activity immediately.

4. Hulusi Akar:

   We expect Russia to take effective and determined measures to make regime forces stop their attacks on the south of Idlib and immediately return to the borders set by the Astana agreement.

5. Renate Weber:

   We can't expect everything will go well, but our presence here is a message to the citizenry that if something bad happens we're going to immediately check it out.