Attention
Attention noun - A focusing of the mind on something.
Fuss and attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fuss" instead a noun "Attention".
Nearby Words: attentive, attentively
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular attention | particular fuss |
| public | public attention | public fuss |
| legal | legal attention | legal fuss |
| massive | massive attention | massive fuss |
| Other adjectives: great, serious, huge, little, major, incredible, less, unnecessary, least, minimal, further. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Sure offending some Moral Guardians draws attention to a work but thanks to Society Marches On and Seinfeld Is Unfunny, expect later people to scratch their heads and wonder what the fuss was about.
Source: No Such Thing as Bad Publicity -
Lara makes a huge fuss about how he needs medical attention, ignoring the fact that she has suffered much worse damage, including the aforementioned impalement and the partially-broken bear trap.
Source: Video Game / Tomb Raider (2013) -
He walks on a severely broken leg, is severely stabbed, gets shot full of buckshot, has one of his hearts ripped out, etc., and always gets better with a minimum of fuss and no medical attention.
Source: Healing Factor
Cite this Source
Fuss and Attention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attention/fuss
Attention & Fuss. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attention/fuss>.
Fuss or Attention. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attention/fuss.
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