Nigh

//naɪ//

Word Type

Proper Noun

Adverb

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

Preposition

Adverb

The word "nigh" can be used as proper noun, adverb, adjective, adjective, verb, preposition and adverb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

anigh fornigh neighbour nigh on nigh on nigh-hand nigh-well nighen nighly nighness nighness nighsome nighwhat overnigh therenigh unnigh well-nigh

Related Terms

Nighy Nye near neighbor next

Related Terms

almost approach close to come draw near nearly neighbor next

Similar Terms

adjacent hot left left nearby warm

Synonym Network

close close by close to near virtually

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.