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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1. Tyler Luellen:

   As soon as Brenna Hosey got out of the car, almost immediately, The RV started making an announcement, somewhere along the lines of, don't quote me exactly, but,' There's a large bomb within The RV. Your primary objective is to evacuate.'.

2. Ted Cruz:

   The FBI doesn't need to sit on its rear end for days and weeks and months and let someone put those documents in a shredder. They need to show up tomorrow and search Hunter Biden's home and office. If we care about protecting classified documents and understanding what Joe Biden has done, we need to do that immediately.

3. Herrera Beutler:

   Immediately, when that fluid was introduced, her chest heaved and she began to breathe that fluid in. And so you don't know what's happening, but you know that she's doing what she's supposed to.

4. Chris Devins:

   I credited Ms. Mesfin for her work immediately. I've taken the heat and will gladly do so as long as the kids have a mural they can look up to.

5. Zhen Gu:

   We are very proud of our technology and we really want to translate it as fast as possible. Currently we are working with our collaborators and testing it on animals like mini pigs in a study. If this mini pig study successfully demonstrates it, we will move to the human being testing immediately.