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