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instant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of instant

1 done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time
  • an instant response to the cry for help
Synonyms of instant

immediate, instantaneous, split-second, straightaway
Words Related to instant

summary

fast, hit-and-run, prompt, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
Near Antonyms of instant

dilatory, tardy

slow, sluggish

prolonged, protracted

deferred, delayed
2 needing immediate attention
  • an instant need for food supplies
Synonyms of instant

acute, burning, compelling, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, necessitous, pressing, urgent
Words Related to instant

demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent, intense, overriding

crucial, desperate, grave, life-and-death (also life-or-death), serious, severe, vital

dangerous, explosive, hazardous, perilous, precarious, unstable
Near Antonyms of instant

incidental, low-pressure, minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant

nonthreatening, safe, stable
Antonyms of instant

noncritical, nonurgent
3 existing or in progress right now
  • We should be more concerned with instant dangers than with those in the far-off future.
Synonyms of instant

current, extant, immediate, ongoing, present, present-day
Words Related to instant

contemporary, modern, modernistic, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, recent, red-hot, space-age, ultramodern, up-to-date

breathing, existent, living
Near Antonyms of instant

coming, future, unborn

completed, concluded, done, ended, finished, over, terminated, through, up

ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé

bygone, erstwhile, former, past

instant

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of instant

a very small space of time
  • It all happened in an instant.
Synonyms of instant

beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink
Words Related to instant

snatch, spurt
Near Antonyms of instant

aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever

infinity, lifetime

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