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

fussed (about or over)

verb

past tense of fuss (about or over)

as in pecked (at)

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Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
The equalising goal came in first-half stoppage time, with Norway coach Stale Solbakken visibly annoyed with referee Clement Turpin at the half-time interval.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of annoyed

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Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey follows the incredible journey of King Odysseus back to his kingdom of Ithaca, plagued by mythical perils along the way.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 July 2026
That’s a far cry from the financial troubles that plagued the club more than two decades ago.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of plagued

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The question nagged at me for months; no single explanation—psychological, political, or otherwise—felt completely satisfying.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
On Saturday night, with Karl-Anthony Towns and OG nagged by foul trouble and the bench players struggling, Brunson refused to give in.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

Definition of nagged

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But his relationship with the modern outdoor industry feels vexed.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Early in negotiations, Tehran had been eager to secure China’s backing as a guarantor in a peace deal, but Beijing has shown little interest in playing such a formal - and potentially vexed - role.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 June 2026

Definition of vexed

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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois seemed personally irked.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026
In the months since his March promotion, Andreou has worked to release the Copilot super app, scaled back the ubiquitous Copilot icons that irked Windows users, and launched Copilot Cowork to compete with Anthropic’s highly popular Claude Cowork.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Definition of irked

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