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. Nithit Intim:

   After the cord was broken, our staff got him [mike] out of the water immediately, and asked him if he was okay, he [Mike] said he felt bruised. So we took him to the hospital.

2. Gail Halperin:

   He immediately came out and said, 'I don't want to cover this up. I want to share it with people and be proactive,'.

3. Andre Wagner:

   Our method for fighting slavery is good, but we have very few inspectors, when the complaints are received at our headquarters in Brasilia, we can't go immediately. The delays mean the conditions might have changed.

4. Glenn Foley:

   The applause tells the story, but Goodell should have squashed it immediately and said, ‘We’re in the process of educating players.’ CTE is real. Adams is 20-something years old, stir crazy right now, in the New York spotlight. I don’t blame him for saying that. But to ignore CTE is to ignore the facts. That’s not the message the NFL wants.

5. H. L. Mencken:

   ...no man of genuinely superior intelligence has ever been an actor. Even supposing a young man of appreciable mental powers to be lured upon the stage, as philosophers are occasionally lured into bordellos, his mind would be inevitably and almost immediately destroyed by the gaudy nonsense issuing from his mouth every night.