Synonyms of nigh

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adjective

as in near

not being distant in time, space, or significance

the end is nigh

Synonyms & Similar Words

• near
• close
• immediate
• proximate
• nearby
• next-door
• coming
• at hand
• neighboring
• to hand
• convenient
• adjacent
• approaching
• contiguous
• abutting
• close-up
• adjoining
• forthcoming
• handy
• oncoming
• upcoming
• accessible
• bordering
• hand-to-hand
• close-in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distant
• far
• remote
• deep
• away
• far-off
• faraway
• separated
• divorced
• removed

nigh

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adverb

1

as in close

at, within, or to a short distance or time

have worked for them for nigh on 10 years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• near
• in
• nearby
• at hand
• by
• at close quarters
• around
• hard
• within call
• hereabout
• thereabout
• hereabouts
• on one's doorstep
• along
• thereabouts
• conveniently
• handily
• alongside
• hereaway
• hereaways
• accessibly

2

as in almost

very close to but not completely

he has nigh completed his degree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• almost
• practically
• nearly
• virtually
• fairly
• about
• most
• well-nigh
• somewhere
• pretty much
• just about
• as good as
• fair
• near
• much
• more or less
• borderline
• next to
• all but
• feckly
• mostly
• largely
• within an inch of
• somewhat
• mainly
• chiefly
• appreciably
• partially
• partly
• by and large
• kind of

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quite
• entirely
• completely
• fully
• absolutely
• altogether
• thoroughly
• well
• wholly
• utterly
• totally
• plain
• plumb
• scarcely
• hardly
• barely

nigh

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preposition

as in around

close to

a field nigh the church

Synonyms & Similar Words

• near
• around
• beside
• at
• by
• next door to
• across
• about
• along
• next to
• towards
• toward
• alongside
• circa

nigh

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verb

1

as in to close

to come near or nearer

as the hour of his death was nighing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• come
• near
• approach
• come up
• draw on
• arrive
• attain
• reach
• close in
• hit
• land
• belly up
• show up
• turn up
• gain
• verge
• make
• adjoin
• sneak up
• creep up
• border
• touch
• waltz (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recede
• withdraw
• retire
• retreat
• leave
• go
• back (up or away)
• depart
• remove
• quit
• exit
• take off
• pull out
• walk out
• run away
• clear out
• shove (off)
• light out

2

as in to approach

to move closer to

as the old man was nighing his hour of death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approach
• come
• enter
• near
• advance
• drop in
• pop (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• withdraw
• leave
• retreat
• depart
• recede (from)
• exit