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1. immediate
adjective. ['ˌɪˈmiːˌdiːət'] very close or connected in space or time.
Synonyms
- contiguous
Antonyms
- indirectness
- undock
Etymology
- immediat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- immediatus (Latin)
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Rhymes with Immediate
- remediate
Sentences with immediate
1. Adjective
Expect your gain in metabolism to be gradual and modest, not immediate and drastic.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Purpura is a serious rash and fever combination that warrants immediate medical attention.
3. Noun, singular or mass
Seek immediate medical care if you notice any symptoms suggesting an abscess, or nerve or spinal cord compression.
Quotes about immediate
1. My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that we also look outside our immediate worlds.
- Annie Leibovitz
2. Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.
- Vaclav Havel
3. I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I’m not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs or gambling (though I’m not knocking them), but something that will bring true and lasting happiness. The kind that sticks.
- Dalai Lama XIV
2. immediate
adjective. ['ˌɪˈmiːˌdiːət'] having no intervening medium.
Synonyms
- immediacy
- direct
- immediateness
Antonyms
- mediacy
- indirect
- dishonest
- refrain
Etymology
- immediat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- immediatus (Latin)
3. immediate
adjective. ['ˌɪˈmiːˌdiːət'] immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect.
Antonyms
- relative
Etymology
- immediat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- immediatus (Latin)
4. immediate
adjective. ['ˌɪˈmiːˌdiːət'] performed with little or no delay.
Synonyms
- straightaway
- fast
- quick
Antonyms
- crooked
- unrelated
- collateral
- inexact
Etymology
- immediat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- immediatus (Latin)
5. immediate
adjective. ['ˌɪˈmiːˌdiːət'] of the present time and place.
Antonyms
- past
Etymology
- immediat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- immediatus (Latin)