nigh | Definition of nigh

nigh

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of nigh

1 to come near or nearer

as the hour of his death was nighing

Synonyms of nigh

approach, belly up, close, close in, come up, draw on, near

Words Related to nigh

arrive, attain, come, gain, hit, land, make, reach, show up, turn up, waltz (up)

creep up, sneak up

adjoin, border, touch, verge

Near Antonyms of nigh

clear out, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, pull out, quit, remove, run away, shove (off), take off, walk out

Antonyms of nigh

back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

2 to move closer to

as the old man was nighing his hour of death

Synonyms of nigh

advance, approach, come, near

Words Related to nigh

drop in, enter, pop (in)

Near Antonyms of nigh

depart, exit, leave

Antonyms of nigh

go, recede (from), retreat, withdraw