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:
- immaculate
- shipshape
- hygienic
- snug
- snug
- crisp
- hygienic
- spick-and-span
- orderly
- spotless
- neat
- neat
- unsullied
- crisp
- sparkling
- orderly
- tidy
- ordered
- regular
- systematic
- cleaned
- systematic
- trim
- well-ordered
- sparkling
- spick-and-span
- trim
- shipshape
- clean
- clean
- spotless
- cleaned
- organized
- unsoiled
- well-ordered
- antiseptic
- unsoiled
- stainless
- unsullied
- ordered
- kempt
- regular
- immaculate
- methodical
- kempt
- organized
- tidy
- uncluttered
- methodical
- stainless
- uncluttered
- antiseptic
Synonyms:
- messed
- grimy
- out of joint
- muddled
- stained
- at sixes and sevens
- dishevelled
- tousled
- mussy
- upside-down
- disheveled
- knotted
- tumbled
- squalid
- wrinkled
- higgledy-piggledy
- dingy
- unkempt
- disarrayed
- disorderly
- blackened
- tangled
- dirty
- untidy
- pell-mell
- disordered
- mussed
- topsy-turvy
- nasty
- rumpled
- shaggy
- disarranged
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- uncombed
- adulterated
- snarled
- contaminated
- bemired
- grungy
- befouled
- sloven
- draggled
- dowdy
- polluted
- mucky
- besmirched
- soiled
- bedraggled
- seedy
- negligent
- grubby
- neglected
- neglectful
- foul
- grotty
- slovenly
- begrimed
- spotted
- sleazy
- uncleanly
- shabby
- frowsy
- slatternly
- tainted
- unclean
- sordid
- frowzy
- defiled
- cruddy
- sullied
- smudged
Antonyms:
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
confused, filthy,messy, chaotic, jumbled, sloppy, cluttered, littered, messed, grimy
immaculate, shipshape, hygienic, snug, snug, crisp, hygienic, spick-and-span,orderly, spotless
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.
