Almost
Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: there were almost enough seats for everybody on the bus
Nigh
Nigh adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: he has nigh completed his degree
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Something can be truly unique, really unique, nearly unique, nigh-unto unique, but it can never be very or quitenote In the American sense of "quite", meaning "very." To the British, "quite" means almost.
Source: Rouge Angles of Satin - In Dragon Quest I, almost all combat spells eventually become nigh-useless near the end, thanks to the proclivity of magic-immune monsters and the dearth of MP-restoring items.
Source: Useless Useful Spell - Chapter 11, Red Means Dangerous, has two particularly disconcerting sounds... Near the beginning you'll end up hearing a nigh indescribable sound, almost like electric whips constantly lashing through the air.
Source: Hell Is That Noise / Video Games
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