Thesaurus
fuss
Synonyms and Antonyms of fuss
- She made a fuss over not being picked for the lead role in the play.
compunction, doubt, misgiving, qualm, scruple
argument, conflict, debate, dispute, quarrel, squabble
defiance, disobedience, rebellion
distrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, incertitude, indetermination, misdoubt, mistrust, mistrustfulness, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty
- The company managed the move into the new building without any undue fuss.
ado, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, commotion, disturbance, foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, helter-skelter, hoopla, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
- None of the employees made a fuss over having to come to work ina snowstorm.
commendation, compliment, plaudit
approval, endorsement (also indorsement), sanction
fuss
Synonyms and Antonyms of fuss
- The eldest daughter is always fussing that she gets stuck with all the chores around the house.
kick up a fuss
- 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
split hairs
- Stop fussing over me and just tell me what you want.
curry favor, kiss up to
- There is no use in fussing over things that you can't control.
give a hang (or care a hang), sweat blood
- You shouldn't let a little thing like that fuss you.
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
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up
daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve
calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
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