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Antonyms of adj nigh

2 senses of nigh

Sense 1
near (vs. far), close, nigh -- (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call")

Sense 2
near (prenominal), nigh (prenominal) -- (being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side")

INDIRECT (VIA left) -> right -- (being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream")

Similarity of adj nigh

2 senses of nigh

Sense 1
near (vs. far), close, nigh -- (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call")
       => adjacent -- (near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities")
       => nearby -- (close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus")
       => warm -- (of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail")
       => hot -- (of a seeker; very near to the object sought; "you are hot")

Sense 2
near (prenominal), nigh (prenominal) -- (being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side")
       => left (vs. right) -- (being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream")

Synonyms of adv nigh

2 senses of nigh

Sense 1
near, nigh, close -- (near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire")

Sense 2
about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Attributes -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses adv -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of adj nigh 2 senses of nigh Sense 1 near (vs. far), close, nigh -- (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call") Sense 2 near (prenominal), nigh (prenominal) -- (being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side") INDIRECT (VIA left) -> right -- (being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream") Similarity of adj nigh 2 senses of nigh Sense 1 near (vs. far), close, nigh -- (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call") => adjacent -- (near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities") => nearby -- (close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus") => warm -- (of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail") => hot -- (of a seeker; very near to the object sought; "you are hot") Sense 2 near (prenominal), nigh (prenominal) -- (being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side") => left (vs. right) -- (being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream") Synonyms of adv nigh 2 senses of nigh Sense 1 near, nigh, close -- (near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire") Sense 2 about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees")
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