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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Millard was either won over by Makowsky’s passion or annoyed into agreement by his persistence.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
There is a section of NASCAR fans today that are annoyed that Kyle Larson won the Knoxville race.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoyed

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But the car has been plagued with unreliability, most of it affecting George Russell and not Kimi Antonelli (who now, like Button in 2009, has a commanding lead over everyone else in the driver’s championship).

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Díaz, the club’s $69-million offseason prize, blew three save opportunities and was plagued by shaky outings after returning from elbow surgery.

— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 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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Zinn in the years to come was vexed both morally and politically by the impersonality of the killing as a bombardier.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
In the meantime, the deadly encounter has reignited a contentious debate about body cameras, one that has long vexed local officials and pitted some of the city’s progressive groups against each other.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of vexed

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If customers have been irked about the thumb-twiddling wait or early closing hours, most aren’t complaining.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026
Baldur is more circumspect, irked at having temporarily lost his boat in the mishap, and unsettled by Helge’s teasing manner, which could be interpreted as either adversarial or flirtatious.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026

Definition of irked

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