1. (adj)near, close, nigh not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances Synonyms: near(a), good, closemouthed, snug, cheeseparing, tight, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, close, tightlipped, confining, approximate, near, nigh(a), unaired, secretive, dear, skinny, closelipped Antonyms: right
2. (adverb)near(a), nigh(a) being on the left side Antonyms: right
3. (adverb)near, nigh, close near in time or place or relationship Synonyms: most, tight, nigh, well-nigh, close, virtually, about, nearly, almost, near, closely Antonyms: right
4. (adverb)about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but Synonyms: well-nigh, virtually, closely, or so, intimately, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, close, near, approximately, around, to the highest degree, close to Antonyms: right
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'nigh'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. nigh Adjacent farms may not be connected; if adjoining, they meet at the boundary-line. Conterminous would imply that their dimensions were exactly equal on the side where they adjoin. Contiguous Synonyms: adjacent, abutting, bordering, contiguous, neighboring, adjoining, close, coterminous, next, attached, conterminous, near, nigh, beside Antonyms: detached, disconnected, disjoined, distant, remote, separate
Synonyms for nigh 
