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