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