Textual thesaurus for "hugger-mugger"

(adj) secret, undercover, underground, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger

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

(adj) disorderly, jumbled, topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy

in utter disorder

a disorderly pile of clothes