hole-and-corner Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- furtive
- stealthy
- underhand
- stealth
- sneaking
- underhanded
- secret
- surreptitious
- behind-the-scenes
- privy
- hugger-mugger
- sneaky
- backstairs
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- acknowledged
- straightforward
- unrestricted
- plain
- unconcealed
- unconcealed
- unclassified
- evident
- straightforward
- unclassified
- plain
- acknowledged
- evident
- unrestricted
Weak:
hole-and-corner Meaning
hole-and-corner (s)
relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
hole-and-corner Sentence Examples
- The shady politician conducted his deals through a network of hole-and-corner contacts.
- The building's dark, secret passages were known as hole-and-corner hideouts.
- The underhanded negotiations took place in hole-and-corner meeting rooms.
- The organization's secretive activities were shrouded in hole-and-corner obscurity.
- The corrupt officials met in hole-and-corner establishments to avoid scrutiny.
- The hidden agenda was discussed in hole-and-corner sessions.
- The criminal gang's hole-and-corner operations were conducted on the outskirts of town.
- The investigation uncovered a hole-and-corner plot to undermine the government.
- The illegal trading took place through hole-and-corner channels.
- The hole-and-corner conspiracy was eventually exposed by whistleblower.
FAQs About the word hole-and-corner
relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life, conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
clandestine, covert, underground, private, undercover, sneak, furtive, stealthy, underhand, stealth
public, avowed, open, avowed, open, overt, public, overt, acknowledged, straightforward
The shady politician conducted his deals through a network of hole-and-corner contacts.
The building's dark, secret passages were known as hole-and-corner hideouts.
The underhanded negotiations took place in hole-and-corner meeting rooms.
The organization's secretive activities were shrouded in hole-and-corner obscurity.
