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more immediate

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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I know saving for retirement can feel very abstract, especially when there are more immediate financial needs that seem likely to contribute to your happiness in the near term.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

A more immediate calamity could be fertilizer shortages as India, where two-thirds of the population is still rural, heads into its June-July planting season timed to the summer monsoon, Pramanik says.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

And shorter term efforts, such as volunteering at local nonprofits, certainly have more immediate results.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

On the water, the risks are more immediate.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Jethro had read accounts of it in the papers, but John’s story was closer, more immediate.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt