Clandestine vs Hugger-mugger - What's the Difference?

Clandestine

Hugger-mugger

Definitions

Definition as Noun
Definition as Noun
  • a state of confusion
Definition as Adjective
  • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Definition as Adjective
  • in utter disorder
  • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Definition as Adverb
Definition as Adverb
  • in secrecy

Synonyms

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"
  • "a disorderly pile of clothes"
  • "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"
  • "they did it all hugger-mugger"
  • "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective, Adverb, Noun

Related

See also

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