nigh
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
near neighbors
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adverb
near in time or place or relationship
as the wedding day drew near
Sense 3 adverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
the job is (just) about done
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | far |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | distance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nearness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | adjacent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | nearby |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | warm |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hot |