as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance
the end is nigh
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1
as in close
at, within, or to a short distance or time
have worked for them for nigh on 10 years
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2
as in almost
very close to but not completely
he has nigh completed his degree
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1
as in to close
to come near or nearer
as the hour of his death was nighing
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Recent Examples of nigh
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Feb. 2023
Action must be taken now, in the lame-duck session, to put an end to this, because the witching hour is nigh and the GOP will have strong incentives to try to tank the economy.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
Henry Flynn, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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Adverb
With Hillman Grad’s myriad successes, the time to begin having these conversations is nigh.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Feb. 2023
Action must be taken now, in the lame-duck session, to put an end to this, because the witching hour is nigh and the GOP will have strong incentives to try to tank the economy.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
Verb
Typically, his charges have shown the classic mental strength to get over the line in awkward games—with opposition teams having to execute their game plan to nigh on perfection to prosper in most cases.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nigh
Adjective
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About a thousand jobs are expected to be cut this week, and another thousand in the near future, as a new management team reorganizes the company.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Someone has to dive for it — either you, a tablemate who is nearer, or a waiter.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In his recent appearance on The Reluctant Traveler on Apple TV, the Prince of Wales, 43, spoke candidly about his connection to the late monarch and her husband, revealing that their relationship grew closer as the years went on.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The last session was flat at close.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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States, and now nonstate actors, have been engaging in wars of various kinds almost constantly since World War II.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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This is one of the most popular portable heated blankets on Amazon, with almost 500 perfect ratings.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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In September, Vanity Fair wrote a story detailing new revelations around his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson’s correspondence with the disgraced financier.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Helm waits around for the skies to clear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Chelsea shared on Instagram that Maximus spent eight days in the hospital before being able to come home.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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With that immense wealth comes a responsibility to give back to Louisville and the world, several members of the family told the Courier Journal.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More than 735,000 people were evacuated in Cuba as Melissa approached, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, while in the Bahamas, preliminary estimates show 1,485 residents were evacuated before all flights were suspended ahead of the approaching storm.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis for a Fox Sports appearance, was caught on video approaching the driver’s door of a large truck by a nearby hotel, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by EW.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Moths can also fly in through open windows and doors or find their way inside after invading bird nests in chimneys.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mitch Trubisky, Josh Allen, Khalil Shakir and Terrel Bernard took a moment to pose in together.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Besides being one of the best ways to stay warm, puffer jackets are also unbelievably packable, much like this Eddie Bauer down jacket that has insulation for chilly days but can be folded or rolled to practically half its size.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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The key to detecting them, then, wasn’t to simply build a detector sensitive enough to see each individual neutrino; that would be a practically impossible task.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Nigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nigh. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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