Main entry: immediate
Definition: having no intervening medium
Usage: an immediate influence
Antonyms: mediate
Definition: acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
Antonyms: indirect
Definition: not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
Antonyms: alternating
Definition: (of a current) reversing direction
Antonyms: indirect
Definition: extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
Antonyms: inverse
Definition: opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
Antonyms: retrograde
Definition: moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
Main entry: immediate, contiguous
Definition: very close or connected in space or time
Usage: contiguous events; immediate contact; the immediate vicinity; the immediate past
Definition: cause to open or to become open
Definition: become open
Antonyms: open
Definition: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Antonyms: open
Definition: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
Definition: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
Antonyms: distant
Definition: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
Definition: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
Main entry: immediate, quick, prompt, straightaway
Definition: performed with little or no delay
Usage: an immediate reply to my letter; a prompt reply; was quick to respond; a straightaway denial
Antonyms: slow
Definition: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
Antonyms: slow
Definition: at a slow tempo
Antonyms: slow
Definition: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
Main entry: immediate
Definition: of the present time and place
Usage: the immediate revisions
Antonyms: future
Definition: yet to be or coming
Antonyms: past
Definition: earlier than the present time; no longer current
Antonyms: absent
Definition: not being in a specified place
Main entry: immediate
Definition: immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
Usage: the immediate result; the immediate cause of the trouble
Antonyms: ultimate
Definition: furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme