Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Immediate

• (a.) Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact.
• (a.) Not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant.
• (a.) Acting with nothing interposed or between, or without the intervention of another object as a cause, means, or agency; acting, perceived, or produced, directly; as, an immediate cause.

Synonyms of Immediate

• Contiguous
• Prompt
• Quick
• Straightaway

Antonyms of Immediate

• Mediate

Homophones of Immediate