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- pronunciation:
mi
di
iht
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
happening right away; instant.
When she asked him to explain his absence, he gave her an immediate answer.- synonyms:
- instant, simultaneous
- antonyms:
- deferred, delayed, eventual
- similar words:
- hasty, prompt, quick, swift
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| definition 2: |
next in order; without anything between.
He sat on her immediate left.- synonyms:
- next
- antonyms:
- distant, far
- similar words:
- adjacent, adjoining, following, neighboring, succeeding
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| definition 3: |
close in space or time; near.
All her friends live in the immediate neighborhood.The immediate past is easier to remember than the distant past.- synonyms:
- close, near
- antonyms:
- distant, remote
- similar words:
- imminent, nearest, neighboring
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| related words: |
close, snap, sudden |
| derivation: |
immediateness (n.) |
Word Builder: immediate +
The word immediate
contains the following parts:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
immaculate, immature, immediate, immortal, immune, impartial, impatient, imperfect, impersonal, impolite, impossible, improper, improvise, impudent, impure
medi
Latin
root
that means middle
Example words:
- synonyms:
- meso-
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