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(adjective) having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence" |
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Antonyms: mediate |
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(satellite adjective) performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" |
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Synonyms: prompt, quick, straightaway |
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(satellite adjective) immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble" |
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(satellite adjective) of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions" |
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(satellite adjective) very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" |
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Synonyms: contiguous |
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