Definition as Noun

• a state of confusion

Definition as Adjective

• in utter disorder
• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Definition as Adverb

• in secrecy

• disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, jumbled, topsy-turvy

• clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

• "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"

• Hugger-mugger vs disorderly
• Hugger-mugger vs higgledy-piggledy
• Hugger-mugger vs jumbled
• Hugger-mugger vs topsy-turvy
• Hugger-mugger vs clandestine
• Hugger-mugger vs cloak-and-dagger
• Hugger-mugger vs hole-and-corner
• Hugger-mugger vs hush-hush
• Hugger-mugger vs secret
• Hugger-mugger vs surreptitious
• Hugger-mugger vs undercover
• Hugger-mugger vs underground