We received an immediate answer to our letter.
Source: tatoeba (23219)
Immediate
//ɪˈmi.di.ət//
Synonyms for "immediate" (229 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (69)
currentcursorycycliccyclicaldecisivedirectend to endendlessendwaysendwiseexistentexistingexpeditiousexpressextantface to facefeaturelessfestinatefeverishfirsthand
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flyingforthcomingfreshfuriousfuturegaplessgatheringgoing to happenhair triggerhair-triggerhastyhurriedimmanentimminentimpendentimpendingimpulsivein danger imminentin prospectin reservein storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewincessantindwellinginherentinstantinstantaneousinstinctiveinterminableintuitiveirreversiblejohnny on the spotjoinedjointlessjust around the cornerjuxtaposedjuxtapositionaljuxtapositivelast minutelast-minutelatestlightning-likelinked
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (114)
loomingloweringlurkingmenacingmodernmomentaneousmomentarymonotonousnearnear at handnearbynearestnearingnearmostneighborneighboringnever endingnever-endingnewnext
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nighnighestnonstopon boardon deckon handon the horizonon the spotone-wayoverhangingpassingperennialperiodicpreparingpresent daypresent-agepresent-daypresent-timepressingprestoprimarypromptpunctualquickquick as lightningquick as thoughtrapidreadyrecurrentreflexrepetitiveround-the-clockrunningseamlessserriedslap-bangslapdashsmoothsnapspeedyspontaneousstablesteadystraightstraightforwardstraightwaysuddensummarysuperficialswiftthat bethat isthat will bethreateningto cometopicaltwenty-four-hourunbrokenunceasingundeviatingundifferentiatedunendingunhesitatingunidirectionaluniformunintermittedunintermittentunintermittinguninterruptedunmediatedunrelievedunremittingunstoppedunswervingunthinkingup-to-dateup-to-the-minuteupcomingurgentwaitingwithin callwithin reachwithin sight
Adjective(8 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
10 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
3 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
9 entriesTranslations
77 translations across 36 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- فَوْرِيّ adj (without delay)
Belarusian
3 entries- беспасярэ́дні adj (very close)
- неадкла́дны adj (without delay)
- непасрэ́дны adj (very close)
Bulgarian
3 entries- незаба́вен adj (without delay)
- непосре́дствен adj (very close)
- пряк adj (very close)
Catalan
2 entries- immediat adj (without delay)
- pròxim adj (very close)
Chamicuro
1 entries- kapaletsi'ta adj (without delay)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 即時 /即时 adj (without delay)
Czech
2 entries- bezprostřední adj (very close)
- okamžitý adj (without delay)
Danish
3 entries- tæt adj (very close)
- umiddelbar adj (very close)
- øjeblikkelig adj (without delay)
Dutch
2 entries- direct adj (without delay)
- onmiddellijk adj (without delay)
Esperanto
1 entries- tuja adj (without delay)
Finnish
2 entries- lähin adj (very close)
- välitön adj (without delay)
French
3 entries- immédiat adj (without delay)
- immédiat adj (very close)
- proche adj (very close)
Galician
1 entries- inmediato adj (without delay)
German
3 entries- immediat adj (very close)
- sofortig adj (without delay)
- unmittelbar adj (very close)
Greek
1 entries- άμεσος adj (without delay)
Hindi
1 entries- ठीक adj (very close)
Italian
4 entries- diretto adj (very close)
- immediato adj (without delay)
- immediato adj (very close)
- prossimo adj (very close)
Japanese
1 entries- 即時の adj (without delay)
Khmer
1 entries- ភ្លាម adj (without delay)
Korean
1 entries- 즉시 adj (without delay)
Māori
1 entries- whawhati tata adj (without delay)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- med det samme adj (without delay)
- nærmeste adj (very close)
- omgående adj (without delay)
- umiddelbar adj (without delay)
Persian
3 entries- آنی adj (without delay)
- بلافاصله adj (without delay)
- نزدیک adj (very close)
Polish
4 entries- bezpośredni adj (without delay)
- bezzwłoczny adj (without delay)
- doraźny adj (without delay)
- momentalny adj (without delay)
Portuguese
2 entries- imediato adj (without delay)
- imediato adj (very close)
Romanian
1 entries- imediat adj (without delay)
Russian
4 entries- бли́зкий adj (very close)
- ближа́йший adj (very close)
- неме́дленный adj (without delay)
- непосре́дственный adj (very close)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- grad adj (without delay)
Spanish
2 entries- inmediato adj (without delay)
- inmediato adj (very close)
Swedish
3 entries- omedelbar adj (without delay)
- omedelbar adj (very close)
- ögonblicklig adj (without delay)
Tagalog
2 entries- mabilis adj (without delay)
- madali adj (without delay)
Telugu
1 entries- తక్షణ adj (without delay)
Ukrainian
4 entries- безпосере́дній adj (without delay)
- безпосере́дній adj (very close)
- найбли́жчий adj (very close)
- нега́йний adj (without delay)
Urdu
1 entries- فوری adj (without delay)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ngay lập tức adj (without delay)
Yiddish
1 entries- באַלדיק adj (without delay)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The medicine had an immediate effect.
Source: tatoeba (43556)
The new medicine demonstrated an immediate effect.
Source: tatoeba (46072)
The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
Source: tatoeba (49944)
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