hugger mugger (Meaning)
hugger mugger (v)
act stealthily or secretively
hugger mugger (n)
a state of confusion
hugger mugger (s)
in utter disorder
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
hugger mugger (r)
in secrecy
hugger mugger (n.)
Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy.
hugger mugger (a.)
Secret; clandestine; sly.
Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger-mugger doings.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hugger mugger
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- spick-and-span
- shipshape
- stainless
- organized
- well-ordered
- trim
- unsullied
- unsoiled
- immaculate
- kempt
- trim
- orderly
- orderly
- hygienic
- clean
- spotless
- crisp
- immaculate
- regular
- spotless
- organized
- crisp
- snug
- tidy
- antiseptic
- hygienic
- uncluttered
- cleaned
- cleaned
- snug
- ordered
- kempt
- clean
- antiseptic
- sparkling
- unsoiled
- spick-and-span
- systematic
- well-ordered
- sparkling
- tidy
- shipshape
- unsullied
- regular
- uncluttered
- methodical
- stainless
- ordered
- systematic
- neat
- neat
- methodical
Synonyms:
- out of joint
- squalid
- grimy
- mussed
- muddled
- stained
- disheveled
- nasty
- disarranged
- unkempt
- wrinkled
- higgledy-piggledy
- mussy
- disorderly
- disordered
- shaggy
- untidy
- topsy-turvy
- rumpled
- tousled
- blackened
- dingy
- disarrayed
- tangled
- pell-mell
- tumbled
- knotted
- upside-down
- dirty
- messed
- at sixes and sevens
- dishevelled
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- sullied
- cruddy
- dowdy
- contaminated
- grotty
- frowzy
- besmirched
- neglected
- smudged
- polluted
- seedy
- slovenly
- shabby
- defiled
- tainted
- sloven
- uncleanly
- grubby
- adulterated
- spotted
- grungy
- draggled
- befouled
- sleazy
- soiled
- unclean
- mucky
- sordid
- bedraggled
- negligent
- frowsy
- uncombed
- begrimed
- foul
- bemired
- slatternly
- neglectful
- snarled
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hugger mugger Sentence Examples
- The hugger-mugger dealings of the shady organization raised suspicion.
- The politician's involvement in hugger-mugger campaign tactics tarnished his reputation.
- The shadowy figures met in hugger-mugger fashion, their motives shrouded in secrecy.
- The witness's testimony revealed a hugger-mugger conspiracy at the highest levels of government.
- Amidst the chaos of the street protests, small groups engaged in hugger-mugger activities, stirring up trouble.
- The hugger-mugger committee worked in secret, its members known only to a select few.
- The journalists uncovered a hugger-mugger financial scandal involving millions of dollars.
- The hugger-mugger negotiations lasted for hours, each side trying to outmaneuver the other.
- The corporate executives engaged in hugger-mugger tactics to avoid paying taxes.
- The detectives searched for clues in the hugger-mugger world of organized crime.
FAQs About the word hugger mugger
act stealthily or secretively, a state of confusion, in utter disorder, conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods, in secrecyPrivacy; secrecy. Commonly
jumbled, sloppy, littered,messy, cluttered, chaotic, confused, filthy, out of joint, squalid
spick-and-span, shipshape, stainless, organized, well-ordered, trim, unsullied, unsoiled, immaculate, kempt
The hugger-mugger dealings of the shady organization raised suspicion.
The politician's involvement in hugger-mugger campaign tactics tarnished his reputation.
The shadowy figures met in hugger-mugger fashion, their motives shrouded in secrecy.
The witness's testimony revealed a hugger-mugger conspiracy at the highest levels of government.
