All nigh synonyms
nigh
N n adjective nigh
- imminent — likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.
- at hand — If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time.
- nearly — all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- almost — You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- neighboring — situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
- neighbouring — (British, Canada) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
- practically — in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
adverb nigh
- just about — more or less
- virtually — for the most part; almost wholly; just about: He is virtually unknown.
preposition nigh
- by — If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
- by way of — You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
- circa — Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.