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