Fuss

/fʌs/

Synonyms for "fuss" (398 found)

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Noun(9 words)

ado hassle bicker bickering bother brouhahas bustle bustles commotion

addleaddle the witsado agitate agitationair a grievancealtercation argumentball upbecloud bedazzle beef befuddle bellyache bewilder bicker bickering bitch bleatblood feud

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blow offbluff blusterbluster and bluffblustering boastfulness bobbery boil boiling bother botheration bravado bravery brawl broil brouhaha bug bullyingburn toburst bust bustle buzzbuzz aboutcacophonycarp atchafe chaos chiffon churn clamor clinquant cloud coil commotion complain confuse contention controversy conturbation crab crib croak dart daze dazzle discombobulate discomfit discompose discomposure

Verb(1 words)

champed

Strong matches (119)

disconcert disdain disorder disorganize disorient dispute disquiet disquietude disturb disturbance dither donnybrookdonnybrook fairdustup ebullition electrify embarrass embroilment entangle excitement

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falderal falling-out fanaticism fanfare fanfaronade fault feery-fary ferment fermentation festoon festoons feud fever feverishness fidget fidgetiness fidgets fight finery fit flap fliting flummox flurry fluster flusteration flustration flutter flutteration flutteriness fog folderol foment fomentation foofaraw fracasfree-for-allfrenzy fretfret and fumefret atfrill frilliness frilling frillsfrills and furbelowsfrippery froufrou fuddlefuddy duddyfuddy-duddy fume furor furore furyfuss atfuss-budget fusser fussiness fusspot gaiety gauderyget excitedgilding gilt gingerbread granny gripe groan grouch grouse growl grumble grunthardly waithassle haste hasten hectoringhelter skelterhelter-skelter henpeck holler howl hubbub hullabaloohurly burlyhurly-burly

Noun(9 words)

dither fandango flap flurry fret fretting hoopla hubbubs hullabaloos

Verb(2 words)

flapped fret

Related words (199)

hurrah hurryhurry aboutimbroglio inconvenience inquietude intimidationitch tojar jitters joltjump the gunjumpiness kick latherlodge a complaintlogomachy maelstrommake a fussmalaise

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maze melee miff mistmix upmoider moil muddle murmur mutter nag nerviness nervosity nervousnessnibble atold maidold womanopen quarrelpandemonium passion pastepeck atpell mellpell-mell perplex perturb perturbation pesterpick and choosepick atpick onpinchbeck polemic pother puckerput outquarrel racket rageraise a howlraise hellrampage rant rattleregister a complaintrepine restlessness riot rock rodomontade roilrough-and-tumbleroughhouse rout row ruckus ruction ruffle rumpus rushrush aboutrush aroundscorn scramble seethe seething shakeshake upsharp wordsshindig shindy shock sideslanging matchsnarl song spasm spat speed splutter spurn spurt sputter squabble squawk squirm stagger stew stink stir storminess strife superfluity swagger swashbucklery sweatsweat and stewsweat it outswirl swivettake onteartear aroundtempestuousnessthrow into confusiontiff tinsel tizzyto doto-do trappings trepidation trepidity trickery trouble trumpery tumult tumultuation tumultuousness turbidity turbulence turmoil tussle twitter twitteration unease unquiet unrest unsettle uproar upset vendetta vortex wailwait impatientlywhine whirl whirlpool whirlwindwhiz aboutwildness words worry wrangle yammer yapyap atyawp yelp zeal zealousness

Noun(23 words)

hustle hype kerfuffle nag neuroticism nitpicking pedantry pettifoggery pettifogs pother quibble rigamarole rigmarole rigmaroles rumpuses spat squabble stir tiff tizzies

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tizzy trouble worry

Verb(5 words)

make a stirmother niggle overprotect primps

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More general

22 entries

act agitation behavior care commotion din disturbance dustup excitementgive carepersonality traitperturbation quarrel row ruckus ruction

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More specific

10 entries

ado badger hassle hubbub hullabaloo nag nitpicking pedantry perfectionism stir

Collocations

11 entries

cause a fusscreate a fussexcessive fussfuss about minor issuesfuss over detailsfuss with proceduresgreat fusslittle fussmake a fusspublic fussunnecessary fuss

Inflections

3 entries

fussed fusses fussing

Derivations

3 entries

fussily fussiness fussy

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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What trifles are you making a great fuss about?

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Stop making a fuss over nothing.

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What are you making all the fuss about?

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Don't make a fuss about trifles.

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