FUSSED (ABOUT OR OVER) Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

fussed (about or over)

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past tense of fuss (about or over)

as in pecked (at)

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One guy in cargo shorts and a battered Ramones T-shirt kept casting dirty looks at the sky, clearly annoyed at the thumping of the TV news helicopters — there were at least three overhead at all times — drowning out his commentary.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
What annoyed me the most, though, was the way the meditation teachers talked, which tended toward New Age–isms in passive voice.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of annoyed

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Instead, they were plagued by injuries, dropped seven of their final nine games and lost the division tiebreaker to the Carolina Panthers.

— Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
But the violence that plagued Muslims and mosques in the days and years after 9/11 stood in stark contrast to those sentiments.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of plagued

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Down a third of its crew (and periodically appearing as a trio), the quartet-for-now seeks modern girl-group chart history while nagged by uncertainty and controversy that extends to their music.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
And that was probably one of the things that nagged at him along that trip.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of nagged

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Many economists believe that final round of stimulus relief overheated the economy and fed inflation, which has vexed the American public for the past five years.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
For decades scientists and researchers have been vexed by a sound emanating from cats.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of vexed

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Some of the details have irked school officials because the act caps conference membership at 19 teams and requires schools moving between conferences to spend five years as an independent.

— Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
But Trinity's focus on its bottom line also irked many Republicans, including Mantello, who was the City Council president at the time.

— Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

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