nigh

1 at, within, or to a short distance or time <have worked for them for nigh on 10 years> Synonyms around, by, close, hard, in, nearby, nearRelated Words hereabouts (or hereabout), hereaway (or hereaways) [dialect], thereabouts (also thereabout); along, alongside; accessibly, conveniently, handily

2 very close to but not completely <he has nigh completed his degree> Synonyms about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, almost, practically, somewhere, virtually, well-nighRelated Words appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhatNear Antonyms absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely

close to <a field nigh the church> Synonyms about, by, near, next to, aroundRelated Words alongside, beside; across, along, at; circa; toward (or towards)

1 to come near or nearer <as the hour of his death was nighing> Synonyms belly up, close, close in, come up, draw on, near, approachRelated Words arrive, attain, come, gain, hit, land, make, reach, show up, turn up, waltz up; creep up, sneak up; adjoin, border, touch, vergeNear Antonyms clear out, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, pull out, quit, remove, run away, shove (off), take off, walk outAntonyms back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

2 to move closer to <as the old man was nighing his hour of death> Synonyms advance, approach, near, comeRelated Words drop in, enter, pop (in)Near Antonyms depart, exit, leaveAntonyms go, recede (from), retreat, withdraw