hugger-mugger (Meaning)
Synonyms & Antonyms of hugger-mugger
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- well-ordered
- tidy
- ordered
- orderly
- clean
- cleaned
- clean
- organized
- spotless
- kempt
- neat
- organized
- uncluttered
- sparkling
- stainless
- unsullied
- spotless
- systematic
- unsoiled
- tidy
- orderly
- ordered
- uncluttered
- cleaned
- kempt
- unsullied
- shipshape
- neat
- regular
- immaculate
- crisp
- spick-and-span
- systematic
- regular
- spick-and-span
- methodical
- methodical
- sparkling
- antiseptic
- snug
- snug
- shipshape
- hygienic
- trim
- trim
- antiseptic
- well-ordered
- crisp
- unsoiled
- hygienic
- immaculate
- stainless
Synonyms:
- disheveled
- shaggy
- blackened
- nasty
- wrinkled
- untidy
- dingy
- unkempt
- rumpled
- pell-mell
- at sixes and sevens
- topsy-turvy
- dirty
- disorderly
- tousled
- disordered
- dishevelled
- knotted
- squalid
- tumbled
- mussy
- muddled
- grimy
- mussed
- stained
- disarranged
- out of joint
- messed
- tangled
- disarrayed
- higgledy-piggledy
- upside-down
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- smudged
- polluted
- cruddy
- adulterated
- sloven
- neglected
- uncleanly
- sordid
- grungy
- grotty
- dowdy
- defiled
- frowzy
- sullied
- frowsy
- neglectful
- slatternly
- slovenly
- tainted
- bemired
- snarled
- negligent
- mucky
- foul
- spotted
- besmirched
- draggled
- bedraggled
- grubby
- shabby
- unclean
- seedy
- uncombed
- befouled
- contaminated
- sleazy
- begrimed
- soiled
Antonyms:
hugger-mugger Sentence Examples
- The secret meeting was conducted in a hugger-mugger fashion, with no official announcements or records kept.
- The politician's hugger-mugger dealings with shady characters came to light during the investigation.
- The lovers met in a hugger-mugger whisper behind the stables, trying to hide their illicit rendezvous.
- The company's hugger-mugger practices were exposed by a whistleblower, leading to a scandal.
- The librarian frowned upon the hugger-mugger books that were piled haphazardly on the shelves.
- In the chaotic aftermath of the earthquake, there was a lot of hugger-mugger, with people running and screaming in a jumble.
- The hugger-mugger in the office was palpable, as everyone tried to avoid confrontation and gossip spread like wildfire.
- The police raid revealed a hugger-mugger of illegal activities, including drug dealing and money laundering.
- The hugger-mugger maneuvers of the opposition party were designed to undermine the government's authority.
- The whole affair was a hugger-mugger mess, with no clear explanation or accountability.
FAQs About the word hugger-mugger
messy, jumbled, confused, chaotic, littered, filthy, cluttered, sloppy, disheveled, shaggy
well-ordered, tidy, ordered, orderly, clean, cleaned, clean, organized, spotless, kempt
The secret meeting was conducted in a hugger-mugger fashion, with no official announcements or records kept.
The politician's hugger-mugger dealings with shady characters came to light during the investigation.
The lovers met in a hugger-mugger whisper behind the stables, trying to hide their illicit rendezvous.
The company's hugger-mugger practices were exposed by a whistleblower, leading to a scandal.