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Synonyms for immediate
ɪˈmi di ɪtim·me·di·ate
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immediateadjective
of the present time and place
"the immediate revisions"
Synonyms:
straightaway, quick, contiguous, promptAntonyms:
slow, past, mediated, future, indirect, distant, mediate, ultimatecontiguous, 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, contiguousAntonyms:
slow, ultimate, past, indirect, mediate, future, distant, mediatedimmediateadjective
having no intervening medium
"an immediate influence"
Synonyms:
straightaway, quick, contiguous, promptAntonyms:
mediate, future, past, ultimate, indirect, mediated, slow, distantimmediateadjective
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, promptAntonyms:
indirect, ultimate, future, past, mediated, mediate, distant, slowimmediate, 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, contiguousAntonyms:
indirect, future, distant, past, ultimate, slow, mediate, mediated
Dictionary of English Synonymes
immediateadjective
immediateadjective
Synonyms:
direct, without other agencyimmediateadjective
Synonyms:
instantaneous, instant, present
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#121 | next | |
#783 | direct | |
#805 | present | |
#852 | fast | |
#934 | quick | |
#989 | near | |
#1292 | ready | |
#1413 | directly | |
#2138 | immediately | |
#2783 | instant | |
#3122 | immediate | |
#3359 | warm | |
#3992 | flying | |
#6247 | adjacent | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#8279 | urgent | |
#8740 | pressing | |
#9668 | promptly | |
#14681 | contiguous | |
#14815 | speedy | |
#17402 | imminent | |
#18644 | agile | |
#24943 | foreseeable | |
#30653 | forthwith | |
#44422 | nimble | |
#45308 | proximate | |
#64017 | spry | |
#86275 | straightaway | |
#127819 | conterminous |
How to use immediate in a sentence?
'Star Wars' is very powerful because it helps us understand ourselves in the light and dark side of The Force. We feel this in our lives when we have this pull of immediate gratification but a desire to achieve long term goals, george Lucas hit on a perfect mixture of myth, Flash Gordon, Westerns and Japanese culture, and it really resonates with people.
I commend the law enforcement for apprehending these two individuals, but their apprehensions raise the immediate question: Who else is there? What are they planning next?
Funding continues to be an issue and with future expected cuts, we will have troubles meeting community expectations. We understand how terrorizing an issue like that can be to a community. The reality is that a trespassing call (we understand this seems to be more than that) is a lower priority than immediate life safety calls, like responding to traffic fatalities and the increase in shootings we have seen over the summer.
While this shameful act may be an isolated incident, what’s not isolated are the almost daily reports that feed the perception that VA leadership are detached from the urgent challenges facing returning veterans, but it’s even more troubling that Ms. Paul’s shockingly poor judgment did not merit immediate firing. She should have been fired the minute such poor judgment was discovered and failing to do so only reinforces VA's track record of failing to hold its employees accountable.
We hope no one will block it, it's such an immediate need.
Translations for immediate
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- immediat, pròximCatalan, Valencian
- bezprostřední, okamžitýCzech
- øjeblikkelig, tætDanish
- immediat, sofortig, unmittelbarGerman
- άμεσοςGreek
- tujaEsperanto
- inmediatoSpanish
- آنی (بلافاصله), نزدیکPersian
- lähi-, välitönFinnish
- proche, immédiatFrench
- gradScottish Gaelic
- inmediatoGalician
- stretto, diretto, immediato, prossimoItalian
- 即時Japanese
- 즉시Korean
- direct, onmiddellijkDutch
- umiddelbareNorwegian
- imediatoPortuguese
- imediatRomanian
- бли́зкий, неме́дленный, ближа́йший, окре́стныйRussian
- ögonblicklig, omedelbarSwedish
- తక్షణTelugu
- באלדיקYiddish
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