What is another word for nigh?
Pronunciation:
[ nˈa͡ɪ], [ nˈaɪ], [ n_ˈaɪ]
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Similar words for nigh:
- close (adjective)
- coming (adjective)
- convenient (adjective)
- immediate (adjective)
- imminent (adjective)
- near (adjective)
- nigh (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- practically (adjective)
- almost (adverb)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- almost (adverb)
- beside (adverb)
- most (adverb)
- beside (adverb, preposition)
- all but (noun)
- left (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- by (preposition)
- other relevant words (preposition)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Nigh:
adj.
• close (adjective)- next,
- under one's nose,
- nearly,
- across the street,
- hard by,
- nearest,
- abutting,
- around the corner,
- give or take a little,
- in the ball park,
- near-at-hand,
- impending,
- in spitting distance,
- warm,
- contiguous,
- handy.
- foreseen,
- fated,
- advancing,
- anticipated,
- converging,
- instant,
- oncoming,
- aspiring,
- prospective,
- future,
- about to happen,
- certain,
- docking,
- pursuing,
- due,
- deserving,
- almost on one,
- predestined,
- up-and-coming,
- Preparing,
- Progressing,
- Nearing,
- expected,
- marked,
- en route,
- subsequent,
- eventual,
- ordained,
- forthcoming.
- most gathering,
- on horizon,
- more gathering,
- un-avoidable,
- more brewing,
- in-evitable,
- in cards,
- most handwriting on the wall,
- most inevasible,
- most brewing,
- more fast approaching,
- more unescapable,
- un-escapable,
- more overhanging,
- un avoidable,
- in evitable,
- over-hanging,
- overhanging,
- un escapable,
- more fast-approaching,
- most fast approaching,
- more handwriting on the wall,
- most fast-approaching,
- most overhanging,
- more fastapproaching,
- more handwriting-on-the-wall,
- over hanging,
- most handwriting-on-the-wall,
- fast approaching,
- fastapproaching,
- most fastapproaching,
- more inevasible,
- in air,
- most unescapable,
- in escapable,
- in-escapable,
- on verge.
- at close quarters,
- approximal,
- not remote,
- approaching,
- side-by-side,
- in close proximity,
- close-at-hand,
- vincinal,
- close shave,
- hair breadth,
- within stone's throw,
- along toward,
- hair's breadth.
- on deck,
- on the horizon,
- in prospect,
- in the cards,
- to be,
- in the air,
- unescapable,
- in essence,
- in store,
- close by,
- practically,
- see it coming,
- close,
- on the verge,
- at fingertips,
- next door,
- convenient,
- drawing near,
- as much as,
- getting near,
- gaining upon,
- proximal,
- immediate,
- in neighborhood,
- Inevasible,
- at elbows,
- close-by,
- running after,
- in the offing,
- handwriting-on-the-wall,
- see coming,
- easy to reach,
- near,
- all around,
- on its way,
- imminent,
- in the wind,
- fast-approaching,
- in view,
- coming,
- to come.
- more approximately,
- most about,
- more basically,
- more essentially,
- more virtually,
- more morally,
- most fundamentally,
- most virtually,
- most essentially,
- most morally,
- more about,
- more fundamentally,
- most well-nigh,
- most basically,
- more wellnigh,
- most well nigh,
- most wellnigh,
- for all intents purposes,
- more well-nigh,
- for intents purposes,
- more well nigh,
- for intents and purposes,
- for all intents and purposes,
- most approximately.
adv
• almost (adverb) • Other relevant words: (adverb)adv.
• almost (adverb)- in effect,
- essentially,
- nigh,
- well-nigh,
- not far from,
- wellnigh,
- on the edge of,
- relatively,
- on the point of,
- close to,
- much,
- near to,
- on the brink of,
- around,
- pretty near,
- just about,
- roughly,
- not quite,
- in the neighborhood of,
- on the verge of,
- substantially,
- about to,
- bordering on,
- approximately,
- for all practical purposes,
- as good as,
- for the greatest part,
- virtually,
- close upon,
- in the vicinity of,
- within sight of.
adv. & prep.
• beside (adverb, preposition)n.
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•
- hard.
- left.
prep.
• by (preposition) • Other relevant words: (preposition)v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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•
- proximate.
- With.
- essential,
- append,
- violently,
- nearabout,
- larboard,
- thickly,
- fine,
- coarsely,
- thereabout,
- intimate,
- at next hand,
- closelipped,
- approach,
- capable,
- come to,
- draw near,
- at,
- within earshot,
- heated,
- adjoin,
- animal,
- cheeseparing,
- some,
- correspond,
- good,
- quite,
- close-fitting,
- proximity,
- secretive,
- hot,
- tightly,
- delicious,
- related,
- drawing close,
- sinister,
- sinistral,
- snug,
- accuracy,
- tight,
- or so,
- kin,
- affect,
- stock,
- put in,
- coterminous,
- strictly,
- vicinity,
- excellent,
- threatening,
- acquiesce,
- Against,
- vicinage,
- comprehend,
- cohere,
- fill,
- attach,
- rudely,
- bordering,
- conform to,
- gate,
- approximate to,
- folk,
- exactly,
- shortly,
- neighborhood,
- thereabouts,
- gender,
- catch,
- accede,
- confining,
- rather,
- nice,
- airless,
- penny-pinching,
- During,
- unaired,
- adapt,
- close up,
- Toward,
- soon,
- hand in hand,
- enclose,
- kinsfolk,
- hereabout,
- intimately,
- abut,
- unevenly,
- left-hand,
- left-wing,
- adhere,
- come,
- Upon,
- superior,
- stuffy,
- introduce,
- neighbourhood,
- come near,
- levorotatory,
- tightness,
- dear,
- insert,
- near upon,
- add,
- agree,
- scarcely,
- really,
- present,
- radical,
- brute,
- converge,
- counterclockwise,
- momentary,
- burning,
- next to,
- Approximating,
- Of,
- attached,
- propinquity,
- meet,
- liberal,
- say,
- efficient,
- bind,
- verging upon,
- closely,
- hereabouts,
- partake,
- skinny,
- upwards of,
- closer,
- tightlipped,
- hardly,
- vicinal,
- sinistrocerebral,
- conterminous,
- see,
- region,
- creature,
- not far,
- beast,
- arm-in-arm,
- feckly,
- closemouthed,
- harshly,
- menacing,
- doorway,
- narrow,
- district,
- closeness,
- on the brink,
- on,
- split,
- accost,
- fast by,
- house,
- narrowly,
- clan,
- fairly,
- greatly,
- ready,
- sinistrorse,
- Looming,
- fit,
- highly,
- home,
- literally,
- faithful,
- sinistrocular,
- Family,
- able,
- Among,
- port,
- understand,
- approximate,
- apprehend,
- accommodate,
- cleave,
- very,
- door.
How to use "Nigh" in context?
There's a lot to say about the word "nigh." It has several meanings, depending on the context. But for our purposes, we'll focus on its use as a verb. "Nigh" can mean "almost," "close to," or "about to." Take the following example:
I'm nigh to full.
This means that I'm almost done with my meal.
It can also be used as a form of conjugation:
I nigh went to bed.
This means that I nearly went to bed, but I didn't.
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Homophones for Nigh:
- newsy, nonsuch, nassau, nox, nausea, no-go, nesokia, niece, nexus, ngwee, nazi, nook, NUWC, NAC, nagi, nonionic, naumachia, Neem Cake, numinous, naumachy, newness, noesis, nash, nec, nemesis, nisus, nonechoic, naga, noisy, NIJ, nones, neo jazz, non-issue, nix, non-jew, no-show, nonce, Nicaea, nanning, neck, nasa, nsu, ninigi, nyse, nacho, ninja, New Mexico, nous, nj, noyes, naja, nung, neosho, nowise, nookie, nisi, nuance, numenius, neigh, nancy, neomys, nike, nigga, nosh, nosy, naiki, new jazz, nessie, NOC, nyx, nosey, news, ngu, NSA, nooky, noose, negus, nainsook, news show, niche, NSWC, nonage, nose, NSW, nan-ning, nice, nasua, nanak, NGO, nageia, nanus, nyssa, nuke, nyssaceae, nagasaki, Nye, nusku, nicosia, nock, nauch, NIE, nowness, noxious, nameko, noguchi, najas, nsc, nance, names, noise, Nga, nag, naze, namesake, nick, nyamwezi, ness, nauseous, nuncio, nosegay, ng, nagoya, naqua, naias, nonesuch, nicu, nc, naming, nucha, Naja Haje, nog.
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