nigh

Close at hand

Nigh can be used as an adverb, adjective, or preposition but is considered old-fashioned or poetic in all cases, except perhaps in the fixed phrase the end is nigh.

It has the same meaning as near.

proximity

near

Short distance away

closeNearby or to shut
nearbyAt small distance
adjacentDirectly next to

beside · at-hand · neighboring · proximate · within-reach · bordering · abutting · contiguous

imminent

soon

In brief time

approachingComing toward something
impendingSoon to occur
loomingAppearing threateningly close

forthcoming · upcoming · brewing · pending · inevitable · oncoming · at-hand · within-reach

archaic

olden

Of a distant past

biblicalOf sacred texts
yeArchaic second-person plural
harkListen, old-fashioned

cometh · whilst · betwixt · hither · thither · verily · forsooth · anon · ere · unto

Categories

archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
nearnessnear, nearby, close, adjacent, next to
proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
distance wordsnear, far, close, distant, remote
Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye

Opposites

spatial proximity

nighfar

At great distance

distant · remote · faraway · far-off · removed

degree/completeness

To the complete extent

entirely · completely · altogether · absolutely · quite

directional movement

nighaway

Not in this location

retreat · recede · withdraw · depart · retire

Phrases

well nighNearly but not quite

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G