Synonyms: hugger-mugger
Definition: a state of confusion
Usage: he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance
Similar words: confusion
Definition: disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
Usage: the army retreated in confusion
Synonyms: secret, undercover, underground, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger
Definition: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Usage: 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
Similar words: covert
Definition: secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
Usage: covert actions by the CIA; covert funding for the rebels
Synonyms: disorderly, jumbled, topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger
Definition: in utter disorder
Usage: a disorderly pile of clothes
Similar words: untidy
Definition: not neat and tidy
Usage: careless and untidy in her personal habits; an untidy living room; untidy and casual about money