secret vs hugger-mugger

hugger-mugger vs secret

secret and hugger-mugger both are nouns.

secret and hugger-mugger both are adjectives.

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

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

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

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

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

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

secret (adjective)	hugger-mugger (adjective)
the next to highest level of official classification for documents	conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
not open or public; kept private or not revealed	in utter disorder
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

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

Difference between secret and hugger-mugger

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