Immediate
Immediate adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Usage example: we need to solve the immediate problems before working on the more long-term ones
New and immediate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "New" instead an adjective "Immediate".
Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Instead of getting demoted to following the new hero, Shinjiro Taiga, Ratchet gets the promotion she deserves from being Taiga's immediate commanding officer to still being his immediate commanding officer.
Source: Quickly Demoted Leader - In the thirteenth season, there was an immediate split between the six returning players and the eight new players.
Source: Reality Show Genre Blindness - The most notable thing about both Alan and the series as a whole a new viewer will notice is its immediate "off" qualities.
Source: Analysis / Alan Tutorial
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New and Immediate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediate/new
Immediate & New. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediate/new>.
New or Immediate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediate/new.
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