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Synonyms for fusspot

Most common

fuss-budget worry wart worrier

All synonyms

Noun

Other

fussbutton US CA

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person who makes a fuss, particularly about trivial things.

    My teacher is such a fusspot, he marks us down for handwriting!

Forms

Plural
fusspots → fuss-budgets, worriers, fussbuttons…

Example sentences

  • worrier Tom is not a warrior. He is a worrier.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fusspotsteady
worrierrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
worrier3
10 letters
fussbutton

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worrier3 = 3 syllables).