Synonyms for fussbudget
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : fuhs-buhj-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌsˌbʌdʒ ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for fussbudget Other synonyms for the word fussbudget
- backseat driver
- beldam
- butt-in
- buttinsky
- by the book
- by the numbers
- choicy
- choosy
- conscionable
- critical
- crone
- dainty
- difficult
- discriminating
- dotard
- dull person
- eavesdropper
- exact
- fastidious
- finical
- finicking
- finicky
- fink
- fishwife
- fogy
- formalist
- fussbudget
- fusspot
- fussy
- fussy person
- gossip
- granny
- hag
- hard to please
- hard-working
- heedful
- idealist
- industrious
- intermeddler
- intruder
- meddler
- meticulous
- newsmonger
- nice
- nit-picker
- nit-picking
- nosey parker
- old fart
- old fogy
- old geezer
- old maid
- old poop
- overnice
- particular
- persevering
- persnickety
- picky
- punctilious
- punctual
- purist
- puritan
- quibbler
- rough
- rubberneck
- scandalmonger
- sedulous
- sidewalk superintendent
- snob
- snoop
- snooper
- square
- stick-in-the-mud
- stickler
- stickling
- stuffed shirt
- tattletale
- thoroughgoing
- tough
- troublemaker
- witch
- yenta
Définition of fussbudget
Origin :- 1904, from fuss (n.) + budget (n.). One of several similar formulations around this time: Cf. fussbox (1901); fusspot (1921).
- As in painstaking : adj meticulous, thorough
- As in particular : adj finicky, demanding
- As in finicky : adj overparticular
- As in perfectionist : noun stickler
- As in prig : noun prude
- As in busybody : noun nosy, impertinent person
- As in biddy : noun fussy old woman
- As in fuddy-duddy : noun old-fashion person
Antonyms for fussbudget
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