<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.</li><li>Synonyms: instantaneous.</li><li>Antonyms: deferred, delayed.</li><li>following or preceding without a lapse of time: the immediate future.</li><li>having no object or space intervening; nearest or next: in the immediate vicinity.</li><li>Synonyms: proximate, close.</li><li>Antonyms: far, distant.</li><li>of or relating to the present time or moment: our immediate plans.</li><li>without intervening medium or agent; direct: an immediate cause.</li><li>having a direct bearing: immediate consideration.</li><li>being family members who are very closely related to oneself, usually including one’s parents, siblings, spouse, and children: my immediate family; her immediate kin; his immediate relatives.</li><li>Philosophy: directly intuited.</li></ul>