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