hugger-mugger vs secret

secret vs hugger-mugger

hugger-mugger and secret both are nouns.

hugger-mugger and secret both are adjectives.

hugger-mugger is an adverb but secret is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hugger-mugger	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
secret	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, hugger-mugger and secret are synonyms defined as:

hugger-mugger and secret: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Other synonyms of hugger-mugger include clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground.

hugger-mugger (noun)	secret (noun)
a state of confusion	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
	something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
	information known only to a special group

hugger-mugger (adjective)	secret (adjective)
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods	the next to highest level of official classification for documents
in utter disorder	not open or public; kept private or not revealed
	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
	not expressed
	(of information) given in confidence or in secret
	not openly made known
	conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	designed to elude detection
	indulging only covertly
	hidden from general view or use
	communicated covertly

hugger-mugger (adverb)	secret (adverb)
in secrecy

Difference between hugger-mugger and secret

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