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Detailed Synonyms for fuss in English

fuss:

fuss [the ~] noun

  1. the fuss
    the noise
    – sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) 1
    • noise [the ~] noun
      • he enjoyed the street noises1
      • they heard indistinct noises of people talking1
      • during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels1
    the sound
    – the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause 1
    • sound [the ~] noun
      • the sound of rain on the roof1
      • the beautiful sound of music1
    the fuss
  2. the fuss
    the fuss
  3. the fuss
    the commotion; the fuss; the ado; the song and dance; the to-do
  4. the fuss
    the commotion; the fuss; the bustle; the hubbub; the din
  5. the fuss
    the fuss; the argy-bargy; the stir; the commotion; the squabbling; the hubble-bubble
  6. the fuss
    the fuss; the ballyhoo
  7. the fuss
    the hassle; the bother; the mess; the fuss
  8. the fuss
    the fuss; the chicane
  9. the fuss
    the hassle; the trouble making; the chicanery; the fuss
  10. the fuss
    the prolixity; the fuss; the cumbrousness
  11. the fuss
    – a rapid active commotion 1
    the stir; the hustle; the fuss; the bustle; the ado; the flurry
    – a rapid active commotion 1
  12. the fuss
    – a quarrel about petty points 1
    the fuss; the spat; the squabble; the bicker; the bickering; the pettifoggery; the tiff
    – a quarrel about petty points 1
  13. the fuss
    – an angry disturbance 1
    the bother; the hassle; the fuss; the trouble
    – an angry disturbance 1
    • bother [the ~] noun
      • a spot of bother1
    • hassle [the ~] noun
    • fuss [the ~] noun
      • he didn't want to make a fuss1
    • trouble [the ~] noun
      • they had labor trouble1
  14. the fuss
    – an excited state of agitation 1
    the fuss; the flap; the dither; the tizzy; the pother
    – an excited state of agitation 1
    • fuss [the ~] noun
    • flap [the ~] noun
      • there was a terrible flap about the theft1
    • dither [the ~] noun
      • he was in a dither1
    • tizzy [the ~] noun
    • pother [the ~] noun

fuss verb

  1. fuss
    – worry unnecessarily or excessively 1
    fuss; to fret; to niggle
    – worry unnecessarily or excessively 1
    • fuss verb
      • don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now1
    • fret verb (frets, fretted, fretting)
    • niggle verb (niggles, niggled, niggling)
  2. fuss
    – care for like a mother 1
    fuss; mother; overprotect
    – care for like a mother 1

Related Words for "fuss":

  • fusses

Alternate Synonyms for "fuss":


Related Definitions for "fuss":

  1. a rapid active commotion1
  2. a quarrel about petty points1
  3. an angry disturbance1
    • he didn't want to make a fuss1
  4. an excited state of agitation1
  5. worry unnecessarily or excessively1
    • don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now1
  6. care for like a mother1
    • She fusses over her husband1

Related Synonyms for fuss