Altogether and Nigh

Altogether

Altogether adverb - For the most part.

Nigh is an antonym for 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

  • Guide Dang It / Platform Games Altogether, this all makes getting the good ending (or even knowing of its existence) without consulting a wiki nigh impossible except by accident.
  • Literature / American Psycho The horrible Gorn is reduced to quick cuts and off-screen violence (especially the nigh-unfilmable rat scene, which is removed altogether - thankfully).
  • Series / Sleepy Hollow It nigh-permanently damaged their relationship, to the point where they stopped speaking altogether after ending up on opposite sides of the law.
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