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English adjective: immediate | |||
| 1. | immediate of the present time and place | ||
| Samples | The immediate revisions. | ||
| Similar | present | ||
| Antonyms | future, past | ||
| 2. | immediate very close or connected in space or time | ||
| Samples | Contiguous events. Immediate contact. The immediate vicinity. The immediate past. | ||
| Synonyms | contiguous | ||
| Similar | close | ||
| Antonyms | distant | ||
| 3. | immediate having no intervening medium | ||
| Samples | An immediate influence. | ||
| Similar | direct, unmediated | ||
| Attribute | immediacy, immediateness | ||
| Antonyms | mediate | ||
| 4. | immediate immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect | ||
| Samples | The immediate result. The immediate cause of the trouble. | ||
| Similar | proximate | ||
| Antonyms | ultimate | ||
| 5. | immediate performed with little or no delay | ||
| Samples | An immediate reply to my letter. A prompt reply. Was quick to respond. A straightaway denial. | ||
| Synonyms | prompt, quick, straightaway | ||
| Similar | fast | ||
| Antonyms | slow | ||
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