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immediate | suddenly |

As an adjective immediate

is ; immediate (without delay).

As an adverb suddenly is

happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

immediate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Assemble we immediate council.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
  • Very close; direct or adjacent.
  • * Shakespeare
  • You are the most immediate to our throne.
  • Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
  • embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location)
  • Derived terms

    * immediately

    Anagrams

    * ----

    suddenly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
  • Suddenly , the heavens opened and we all got drenched.
  • * '>citation
  • Synonyms

    * all of a sudden * without warning

    Antonyms

    * unsuddenly

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