Immediate
Immediate adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.
Started and immediate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Started" instead an adjective "Immediate".
Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy
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Both words in one sentence
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Inverted with Chaplin; most of his immediate family was already dead when the series started, with a remaining son 'off saving the whales' and presumably not on speaking terms with him.
Source: Series / Last Resort -
Alternate History: Although it's not a major part of the immediate main story, in the backstory Nazi Germany got the atomic bomb, started a very different Cold War, and eventually triggered World War III.
Source: Video Game / Afterfall: Insanity -
Vélez's third stint on national TV started with her debut for Robert Rodriguez's Lucha Underground, which distinguished itself from immediate television competitors by regularly showcasing inter gender matches.
Source: Wrestling / Ivelisse Vélez
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Started and Immediate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediate/started
Immediate & Started. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediate/started>.
Started or Immediate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediate/started.
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