Synonyms for "immediacy" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

accessibilityactual presencealacrityapproachapproximationavailabilitybeing herebeing therecase of needclosenessconfinescontiguitycontiguousnessconvergencedecisivenessdire necessity

Strong matches (23)

dispatchenvironsexigenceexigencyexistenceexpeditionexpeditiousnessforegroundgravityherenessimmanenceimmediate foregroundimmediatenessimperativeimperativenessindwellingnessinherenceinstantaneityinstantaneousness

Noun(4 words)

immediate apprehensionimmediatenessinstancyinstantaneity

Related words (39)

Noun(3 words)

instantaneousnessplainnessunambiguousness

matter of necessitymomentaneousnessmomentarinessnearnessneighborhoodnighnessoccurrencephysical presenceprecinctpredicamentpresencepressingnesspressureprioritypromptitudepromptnesspropinquityproximitypunctualitypunctualness

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purlieusquicknessrapidityreadinesssimultaneityspeedinessspiritual presencesummarinessswiftnesstherenessubietyurgencyurgent needvicinagevicinitywhereness

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

celeritydirectnessintuitionquicknessrapidityrapidnessspeedinessstraightness

Antonyms

1 entries

mediacy

has context

1 entries

philosophy

is a

3 entries

celeritydirectnessintuition

related to

5 entries

apprehensionawarenessdirectimmediatemediation

Translations

15 translations across 11 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries

• неотложност noun (the quality of being immediate)
• непосредственост noun (lack of mediation)

Catalan

1 entries

• immediatesa noun (the quality of being immediate)

French

1 entries

• immédiateté noun (the quality of being immediate)

German

2 entries

• Dringlichkeit noun (the quality of being immediate)
• Unmittelbarkeit noun (lack of mediation)

Hebrew

2 entries

• אי־אמצעיות noun (lack of mediation)
• מיידיות noun (the quality of being immediate)

Irish

2 entries

• neamh-mheánacht noun (philosophy: immediate awareness or apprehension)
• neasacht noun (the quality of being immediate)

Italian

1 entries

• immediatezza noun (the quality of being immediate)

Polish

1 entries

• bliskość noun (the quality of being immediate)

Portuguese

1 entries

• imediatismo noun (the quality of being immediate)

Spanish

1 entries

• inmediatez noun (the quality of being immediate)

Swedish

1 entries

• omedelbarhet noun (the quality of being immediate)

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