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immediate

/ɪ'midiɪt/

Synonyms of immediate Antonyms of immediate Examples of immediate Usage of immediate Parts of immediate Definition that contains immediate Words sounding like immediate Explanation of immediate

adjective
very close or connected in space or time
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"immediate contact" "the immediate vicinity" "the immediate past"

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contiguous close
adjective
performed with little or no delay
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"an immediate reply to my letter"

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prompt quick straightaway fast
adjective
having no intervening medium
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"an immediate influence"

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unmediated direct

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mediate
adjective
immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
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"the immediate result" "the immediate cause of the trouble"

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proximate
adjective
of the present time and place
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"the immediate revisions"

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present

Examples of immediate

"immediate contact"
"the immediate vicinity"
"the immediate past"
"an immediate reply to my letter"
"an immediate influence"
"the immediate result"
"the immediate cause of the trouble"
"the immediate revisions"