All huggermugger synonyms
noun huggermugger
- secrecy β the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy.
- clandestineness β The state or quality of being clandestine.
- clandestinity β secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- concealment β Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- confidence β If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- confidentiality β spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- covertness β concealed; secret; disguised.
- dark β When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- darkness β the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
- furtiveness β taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- hiding β the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- hush β to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- isolation β an act or instance of isolating.
- mystery β anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature.
- privacy β the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
- reticence β the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint: His natural reticence seemed to disappear under the influence of alcohol.
- retirement β the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired.
- seclusion β an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
- secretive β secretory.
- in secret β done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- silence β absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- solitude β the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude.
- st β Saint: canonized person
adjective huggermugger
- secret β done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- backdoor β You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- backstairs β a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants
- camouflaged β concealed or disguised
- clandestine β Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- classified β Classified information or documents are officially secret.
- cloak-and-dagger β A cloak-and-dagger activity is one which involves mystery and secrecy.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- confidential β Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
- covert β Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
- cryptic β A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
- discreet β judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- disguised β to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- dissembled β Simple past tense and past participle of dissemble.
- dissimulated β Simple past tense and past participle of dissimulate.
- furtive β taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- hush-hush β highly secret or confidential: a hush-hush political investigation.
- incognito β having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, especially to avoid notice or formal attentions.
- inside β on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- restricted β confined; limited.
- sly β cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- sneak β to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
- sneaky β like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
adverb huggermugger
- secretly β done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- behind closed doors β If people have talks and discussions behind closed doors, they have them in private because they want them to be kept secret.
- behind someone's back β without someone's knowledge or consent
- clandestinely β characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.