nighadverb, preposition
uk/naɪ/us/naɪ/old-fashioned or literarynear:
She must have written nigh on (= nearly but not quite) 50 books.
The time is nigh (= it is nearly time) for us to make a decision.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Almost
- about
- almost
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- intent
- more
- more or less idiom
- much
- near
- near
- nearly
- strike
- sub
- that was close! idiom
- the best/better part of idiom
- to/for all intents and purposes idiom
- up to
- virtual
- way
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