Barely and Nigh

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Barely

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
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Nigh is an antonym for barely.
Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Nigh

Nigh adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: he has nigh completed his degree
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Barely is an antonym for nigh.
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  • Said victims were reduced into a tribe of nigh-mindless zealots, barely existing for anything beyond praising "the Lord".
    Source: Mind Rape / Video Games
  • Nigh Invulnerable: Crynus, who's been given magical enchantments by Dracos to the point of being barely human.
    Source: Literature / The Legend of Huma
  • Comic Book / New Mutants One moment he's a Reality Warper and nigh cosmic level psychic, the next, he's barely bending spoons with his 'residual telekinesis'.
    Source: Comic Book / New Mutants
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