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immediate

[ih-mee-dee-it] / ɪˈmi di ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
instantaneous; without delay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
actual prompt urgent
WEAK
at once at present time at this moment critical current existing extant first hair-trigger instant live next now on hand paramount present pressing up-to-date
Antonyms
WEAK
away distant eventually far later never
ADJECTIVE
near, next
Synonyms
STRONGEST
direct recent
WEAK
adjacent close contiguous firsthand near-at-hand nearby nearest nigh primary proximal proximate
Antonyms
WEAK
away distant eventually far later never

Example Sentences

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Why hold money in a fund that is limiting or may limit liquidity when the alternative, public funds, offers cheaper prices and immediate liquidity?

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Formal search-and rescue units were first established in the US in the immediate aftermath of the conflict.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

OpenAI said it doesn’t have any immediate plans to appoint a new COO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The result is immediate, vivid, and complete in its own way, asking for minutes instead of hours—and rewarding you anyway.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

This, of course, is the constructed or posed version that ought to provoke our immediate skepticism.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.