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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Tamil Nadu does not merely admire its film stars - it invests in them, often seeing in them a more immediate and personal form of justice.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

But even that pull toward something messier and more immediate doesn’t sit outside the festival so much as become another version of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The other, more immediate problem is that investors have decided that software companies will be victimized by artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Your more immediate challenge: You will likely need to withdraw $2.5 million.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Cornwall had a problem more immediate than the collapse of society as we know it: the collapse of Bear Stearns.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis