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(Entry 1 of 4)
not being distant in time, space, or significance
- the end is nigh
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adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of nigh (Entry 2 of 4)
1
at, within, or to a short distance or time
- have worked for them for nigh on 10 years
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- hereabouts
- (or hereabout),
- hereaway
- (or hereaways)
- [dialect],
- thereabouts
- (also thereabout)
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2
very close to but not completely
- he has nigh completed his degree
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- absolutely,
- altogether,
- completely,
- entirely,
- fully,
- plain,
- plumb
- [chiefly dialect],
- quite,
- thoroughly
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prepositionSynonyms of nigh (Entry 3 of 4)
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of nigh (Entry 4 of 4)
1
to come near or nearer
- as the hour of his death was nighing
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The first known use of nigh was before the 12th century
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