We received an immediate answer to our letter.
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Immediate
/ɪˈmi.di.ət/
Synonyms for "immediate" (275 found)
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Closest matches (55)
Adjective(9 words)
promptadjacentclosestclosest familycontiguousdirect analysisdirect connectiondirect drivedirect method
Noun(1 words)
direct evidence
Strong matches (83)
Adjective(13 words)
direct relationdirect relationshipdirect relativesdirect resultdirectestemergency surgeryfirsthand accountinstant silenceinstantaneousinstantaneous feedbackinstantaneous force readinginstantaneous responselocal resources
Noun(6 words)
direct sowsdirect trafficemergency edictfirsthand reportinstant feedbackinstant tear
end to endendlessendwaysendwiseexistentexistingexpeditiousexpressextantface to facefeaturelessfestinatefeverishfirsthandflyingforthcomingfreshfuriousfuturegapless
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gatheringgoing to happenhair triggerhair-triggerhastyhurriedimmanentimminentimpendentimpendingimpulsivein danger imminentin prospectin reservein storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewincessantindwellinginherentinstantinstantaneousinstinctiveinterminableintuitiveirreversiblejohnny on the spotjoinedjointlessjust around the cornerjuxtaposedjuxtapositionaljuxtapositivelast minutelast-minutelatestlightning-likelinkedloomingloweringlurking
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (137)
Noun(11 words)
matter at handnowcast systempresent tensepriority concernsreal time performance measurereal-time algorithmreal-time statussame-day registrationstatsudden deathsudden move
menacingmodernmomentaneousmomentarymonotonousnearnear at handnearbynearestnearingnearmostneighborneighboringnever endingnever-endingnewnextnighnighestnonstop
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on boardon deckon handon the horizonon the spotone-wayoverhangingpassingperennialperiodicpreparingpresentpresent daypresent-agepresent-daypresent-timepressingprestoprimarypromptproximatepunctualquickquick as lightningquick as thoughtreadyrecurrentreflexrepetitiveround-the-clockrunningseamlessserriedslap-bangslapdashsmoothsnapspeedyspontaneousstablesteadystraightstraightawaystraightforwardstraightwaysuddensummarysuperficialswiftthat bethat isthat will bethreateningto cometopicaltwenty-four-hourunbrokenunceasingundeviatingundifferentiatedunendingunhesitatingunidirectionaluniformunintermittedunintermittentunintermittinguninterruptedunrelievedunremittingunstoppedunswervingunthinkingup-to-dateup-to-the-minuteupcomingurgentwaitingwithin callwithin reachwithin sight
Adjective(22 words)
near relativesnearestpressing issueproximatequickrapidrapid transitionreal-timereal-time capabilityreal-time processing capacityreal-time softwareshort termshort-term forecastsingle momentspecial meetingstraightawaysudden silenceswifttimely momentunmediated
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urgent issueurgent request
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3 entriesfamily relationspatial relationtime descriptor
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8 entriesCollocations
5 entriesimmediate actionimmediate attentionimmediate effectimmediate familyimmediate vicinity
Inflections
2 entriesmore immediatemost immediate
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The medicine had an immediate effect.
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The new medicine demonstrated an immediate effect.
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The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
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