hugger-mugger

Meaning

adjective

1. in utter disorder
   “a disorderly pile of clothes”
2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
   “clandestine intelligence operations”

adverb

1. in secrecy
   “they did it all hugger-mugger”

noun

1. a state of confusion
   “he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance”

Synonyms for hugger-mugger

• disorderly
• higgledy-piggledy
• jumbled
• topsy-turvy
• untidy
• clandestine
• cloak-and-dagger
• hole-and-corner
• hush-hush
• secret
• surreptitious
• undercover
• underground
• covert