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well-nigh

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of well-nigh

very close to but not completely

it was well-nigh dark, but I could still see a little

Synonyms of well-nigh

about, all but, almost, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, somewhere, virtually

Words Related to well-nigh

appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly

kind of, partially, partly, somewhat

Phrases Synonymous with well-nigh

as good as, just about, pretty much, within an inch of

Near Antonyms of well-nigh

absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly

totally, utterly, well, wholly

barely, hardly, scarcely

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