FUSSY Synonyms: 276 Similar and Opposite Words

fussy

adjective

ˈfə-sē

as in restless

given to complaining a lot predictably, the kids riding in the back were fussy passengers, always asking "Are we there yet?"

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as in finicky

hard to please cats have a well-deserved reputation for being fussy eaters

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as in careful

taking, showing, or involving great care and effort a fussy teacher who reads through papers two and even three times before issuing a grade

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as in ornate

elaborately and often excessively decorated the room, with its rococo furniture and its overabundance of knickknacks, is just too fussy for my taste

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Recent Examples of fussy But that album struck me as fussy, unfinished, soft somehow. —

Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026 Your outdoor eating area doesn’t have to be a fussy affair with a matching table set. —

Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 17 May 2026 The family cat has been missing for week, compounding the agony of losing her 7-year-old son Kakeru in a freak accident two years before, but Otone puts it to one side and continues with her latest project, designing a bespoke home for a fussy married couple. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026 Lots of fussy bow-tie types yammering about Renoir. —

Peter Bogdanovich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fussy

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All the junior right-hander had to do was retire Arvada West’s Levi Lueck with the tying runs in scoring position and nobody in the restless crowd sitting at All-Star Park.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Based in New Orleans and Paris, Eloueini Architecture is celebrated for designing houses that fold, twist, stagger and float with a restless energy that belies the simplicity of their forms.

— Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026