1. of the present time and place (Freq. 11) - the immediate revisions • Similar to: present • Derivationally related forms: immediateness 2. very close or connected in space or time (Freq. 6) - contiguous events - immediate contact - the immediate vicinity - the immediate past • Syn: contiguous • Similar to: close • Derivationally related forms: immediateness, contiguousness (for: contiguous), contiguity (for: contiguous) 3. having no intervening medium (Freq. 3) - an immediate influence • Ant: mediate • Similar to: direct, unmediated • Derivationally related forms: immediateness • Attrubites: immediacy, immediateness 4. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect (Freq. 2) - the immediate result - the immediate cause of the trouble • Similar to: proximate • Derivationally related forms: immediateness 5. performed with little or no delay - an immediate reply to my letter - a prompt reply - was quick to respond - a straightaway denial • Syn: prompt, quick, straightaway • Similar to: fast • Derivationally related forms: quickness (for: quick), promptness (for: prompt), immediateness
