- fuss
- n1. fluster, flurry, dither, twitter, fret, bother, pother, Inf. stew, Inf. tizzy, Archaic. pucker; commotion, agitation, disquiet, unrest, stir, much ado about nothing, tempest in a teapot, Inf. foofaraw, Inf. to-do, Sl. flap, Sl. hoo-ha.2. argument, altercation, dispute, falling-out, quarrel, row, squabble, dustup, Inf. barney, Inf. hassle, Brit. Dial. fratch.v3. make a fuss, Inf. kick up a fuss, complain, Inf. gripe, Inf. grouse, Sl. bellyache; make a big thing out of nothing, make a mountain out of a molehill, Inf. carry on; fret, chafe, fidget, squirm, fret and fume, Inf. take on.4. bustle, flutter, rush around, tear around, buzz around, whiz around.5. annoy, irritate, bother, pester, perturb, disturb; nag, henpeck, carp at, fret at, Inf. pick at.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.