nigh

Adjective

• Close in proximity, time, or relationship; near.
• not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

Adjective Satellite

• being on the left side
  • "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"
  • "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"

Adverb

• near in time or place or relationship
  • "The end draws nigh"
• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  • "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
  • "the recording is well-nigh perfect"

Adj

• Near, close by, almost, all but.
• Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.

Verb

Verb Forms: nighed, nighing, nighs

• To approach or draw near to something.
• to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

Adv

• Almost, nearly.

Prep

• near; close to

Examples

• As the opponent’s lead began to nigh, I knew I needed a high-scoring word on a triple.
• The end is nigh!
• With the endgame nigh, every tile placement became critical to secure victory.

Synonyms

about, almost, close, most, near, nearly, virtually, well-nigh

Antonyms

far

Related Words

near, neighbor, next

Anagrams of nigh