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