/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hugger mugger Find synonyms for: Noun1. hugger-mugger, confusionusage: a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"Verb1. hugger mugger, act, behave, dousage: act stealthily or secretivelyAdjective1. disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy, untidy (vs. tidy)usage: in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"2. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(prenominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground, covert (vs. overt)usage: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"Adverb1. hugger-muggerusage: in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language