nigh
/naɪ/
adverb
- Nearly; almost.
- The store had nigh every item on my shopping list.
- It was nigh impossible to see through the thick fog.
- The project is nigh complete after months of work.
Antonyms
adjective
- Close in time or place; near.
- Winter is nigh, and the leaves have all fallen.
- The end of the movie is nigh, so don't leave now.
- We could see the nigh shore from the boat.
preposition
- Close to; near (used mainly in literary or old-fashioned contexts).
- She drew nigh the fire to warm her hands.
- The castle stood nigh the river.
- They camped nigh the forest's edge.