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Synonyms for nigh

  • adjective
  • adverb

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Hot — near, close by

near, close, close by, left, hot, proximate, warm, adjacent, contiguous

Other

near-by

Adverb

1. Nearly — almost, nearly

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

Antonyms

far-flung, remote, outlandish

All antonyms of nigh →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Near, close by.

    Daybreak is drawing nigh.

  2. adv. 1

    Almost, nearly.

    We talked for nigh on to two hours.

Related words

Word family
nighness

Choose the right word

Nigh or Near?

Near and nigh are provincial words of similar import.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nighsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hot1
4 letters
most1, left1, near1, warm1
5 letters
about2, close1
6 letters
almost2, nearly2
8 letters
adjacent3
9 letters
virtually4, proximate3
10 letters
contiguous4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (about2 = 2 syllables).