hole-and-corner Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- furtive
- privy
- underhand
- behind-the-scenes
- secret
- stealth
- stealthy
- surreptitious
- hugger-mugger
- backstairs
- sneaky
- sneaking
- underhanded
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- unclassified
- straightforward
- plain
- plain
- unconcealed
- unrestricted
- unclassified
- acknowledged
- straightforward
- evident
- unconcealed
- acknowledged
- unrestricted
- evident
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
private,clandestine, sneak, undercover, underground, covert, furtive, privy, underhand, behind-the-scenes
overt, overt, open, avowed,public, open, public, avowed, unclassified, 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.
