Altogether
Nigh
Nigh adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: he has nigh completed his degree
Altogether is an antonym for nigh.
Both words in one sentence
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Altogether, this all makes getting the good ending (or even knowing of its existence) without consulting a wiki nigh impossible except by accident.
Source: Guide Dang It / Platform Games -
The horrible Gorn is reduced to quick cuts and off-screen violence (especially the nigh-unfilmable rat scene, which is removed altogether - thankfully).
Source: Literature / American Psycho -
It nigh-permanently damaged their relationship, to the point where they stopped speaking altogether after ending up on opposite sides of the law.
Source: Series / Sleepy Hollow
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