hugger-mugger

Noun
  1. A state of confusion (synset 114000178)
    "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
    is a type of: confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
Adverb
  1. In secrecy (synset 400361013)
    "they did it all hugger-mugger"
Adjective
  1. In utter disorder (synset 302434302)
    "a disorderly pile of clothes"
    similar to: untidy - not neat and tidy
    same as: disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, jumbled, topsy-turvy
  2. Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (synset 301710918)
    "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"
    similar to: covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
    same as: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

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