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instanter
Overview of adj instant
The adj instant has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) instantaneous, instant -- (occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification")
2. instant, inst -- (in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst")
3. clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant -- (demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need")
Antonyms of adj instant
3 senses of instant
Sense 1
instantaneous, instant(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow
Sense 2
instant, inst
INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future
INDIRECT (VIA present, future) -> past
Sense 3
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant
INDIRECT (VIA imperative) -> beseeching
Similarity of adj instant
3 senses of instant
Sense 1
instantaneous, instant(prenominal)
=> fast (vs. slow)
Sense 2
instant, inst
=> present(prenominal)(vs. future)(vs. past)
Sense 3
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant
=> imperative (vs. beseeching)
Pertainyms of adj instant
Attributes of adj instant
Domain of adj instant
Domain Terms of adj instant
Familiarity of adj instant
instant used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj instant
instant
instantaneous
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