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Synonyms & Antonyms of fuss
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- she made a fuss over not being picked for the lead role in the play
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- the new parents are always in a fuss over whether the baby is dressed warmly enough
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- alarm
- (also alarum),
- hand-wringing,
- panic
- the company managed the move into the new building without any undue fuss
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- ado,
- alarums and excursions,
- ballyhoo,
- blather,
- bluster,
- bobbery,
- bother,
- bustle,
- clatter,
- clutter
- [chiefly dialect],
- coil,
- commotion,
- corroboree
- [Australian],
- disturbance,
- do
- [chiefly dialect],
- foofaraw,
- fun,
- furor,
- furore,
- helter-skelter,
- hoo-ha
- (also hoo-hah),
- hoopla,
- hubble-bubble,
- hubbub,
- hullabaloo,
- hurly,
- hurly-burly,
- hurricane,
- hurry,
- hurry-scurry
- (or hurry-skurry),
- kerfuffle
- [chiefly British],
- moil,
- pandemonium,
- pother,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- splore
- [Scottish],
- squall,
- stew,
- stir,
- storm,
- to-do,
- tumult,
- turmoil,
- uproar,
- welter,
- whirl,
- williwaw,
- zoo
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- calm,
- hush,
- peace,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- rest,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
- none of the employees dared to make a fuss over having to come to work in the huge snowstorm
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- challenge,
- demur,
- expostulation,
- kick,
- niggle
- [chiefly British],
- objection,
- protest,
- quibble,
- remonstrance,
- stink
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- approval,
- endorsement
- (also indorsement),
- sanction
fuss
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of fuss (Entry 2 of 2)
- the eldest daughter is always fussing that she gets stuck with all the chores around the house
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- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kick,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
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- the picky eater who fusses over the arrangement of food on his plate or who won't eat the rice if it touches the salad
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- given to fussing over her father whenever she wants a favor or some ready cash
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- there is no use in fussing over things that you can't control
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- you shouldn't let a little thing like that fuss you
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- aggravate,
- anger,
- annoy,
- bug,
- chafe,
- chivy
- (or chivvy),
- exasperate,
- fret,
- gall,
- get,
- grate,
- harass,
- harry,
- irk,
- irritate,
- nettle,
- peeve,
- pester,
- pique,
- put off,
- put out,
- rile,
- vex
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- calm,
- compose,
- quiet,
- settle,
- soothe,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
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The first known use of fuss was in 1701
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