to hugger-mugger

Examples

• All

• The conspirators were hugger-muggering in the shadows, wary of being overheard.

• The thief tried to hugger-mugger about the alley, avoiding the lamps' glow.

• They were acting in a hugger-mugger manner during the meeting.

• Stop being so hugger-mugger about your plans!

• The conspirators were hugger-muggering in the shadows, wary of being overheard.

• The thief tried to hugger-mugger about the alley, avoiding the lamps' glow.

• They hugger-muggered their plans, telling no one about the intended escape.

Synonyms

S

to skulk

vsto hugger-mugger

20 7.7

To move or act quietly to avoid being noticed

is general stealth rather than specifically avoiding something

S

to slink

vsto hugger-mugger

16 6.7

To move quietly and carefully to avoid being seen

is neutral stealth without the usual guilt or fear motive

S

to skulk in the shadows

vsto hugger-mugger

1 8.6

To hide and move quietly in dark places to avoid being seen

is about acting stealthily without specifically staying in dark places

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

D

to disclose

234 4.1

To tell people information that was secret

E

to expose

146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

How Secretive

to hugger-mugger

• Archaic

9.9

to skulk

20 7.7

to keep a secret

76 2.6

to speak openly

7 3.4

Surface Forms

Etymology