All immediate synonyms
imΒ·meΒ·diΒ·ate
I i adj immediate
- urgent β compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter.
- prompt β done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- actual β You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- recent β of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- critical β If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- current β A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- first β being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- instant β an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
- live β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- next β immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- now β at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- paramount β chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- present β being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- pressing β urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
- up-to-date β (of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
- at once β If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- hair-trigger β easily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause: a hair-trigger temper.
- on hand β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- adjacent β If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- contiguous β Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- firsthand β from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- nearby β close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
- primary β first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- proximate β next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- nigh β near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- nearest β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- proximal β situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
adjective immediate
- instantaneous β occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- abrupt β An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- fast β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- speedy β characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- existing β In existence or operation at the time under consideration; current.
- extant β (especially of a document) still in existence; surviving.
- near β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- burning β You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- important β of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
adverb immediate
- proximately β next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- on the dot β a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- in time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- in good time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- bright and early β very early in the morning
- before long β If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
- early β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- in the bud β Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- in advance β to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.