nnoun.statea state of confusionExamples:- he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance
Derivationally Related Form:hugger-muggerhugger mugger
Hypernyms:confusion
Inherited Hypernyms:hugger-muggerconfusiondisorderstateattributeabstractionentity
adj satadj.allin utter disorderSynset:disorderly higgledy-piggledy jumbled topsy-turvy
Examples:- a disorderly pile of clothes
Antonyms:tidy
Derivationally Related Form:disorderlinesshugger-muggertopsy-turvyness
Inherited Hypernyms:disorderly
Similar to:untidy
adj satadj.allconducted with or marked by hidden aims or methodsSynset:clandestine cloak-and-dagger hole-and-corner hush-hush secret surreptitious undercover underground
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:overt
Derivationally Related Form:underground
Inherited Hypernyms:clandestine
Similar to:covert
advadv.allin secrecyExamples:- they did it all hugger-mugger
Inherited Hypernyms:hugger-mugger