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muss

muss

6 8.5
A mess of things or untidy hair
  • noun
  • /mʌs/
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  • After the storm, the backyard was a muss, with fallen branches and scattered debris.
  • fuss and muss
  • little muss

NVIDIA G Sync, No tearing, no fuss, no muss.

Examples

  • Less fuss, less muss.

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  • I then left with my prize, no fuss, no muss!

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  • Quick, easy, no muss or fuss.

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  • For the O Crew, no muss, no fuss, slide it through.

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  • No lines, no fuss, no muss.

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  • No muss, no fuss, no pain whatsoever.

  • No fuss, no muss; quite relaxing, really, when all you have to do is sit and wait.

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  • No fuss, no muss, fewer dishes, and generally the kids love everything he turns out.

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  • No muss, no fuss, no warrant, no notification to the cell phone user.

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  • In order to differentiate the Prozac from the penicillin, a customer can now pretty easily figure it out—no muss, no fuss, and no visit back to the pharmacy.

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Synonyms

mess
vsmuss
1.0

A situation in which things are untidy and confused

has identical meaning and is a common everyday noun
morass
vsmuss
10 9.3

A confusing situation full of problems that is hard to get out of

is a disorderly state that does not imply entanglement or escape difficulty
muddle
vsmuss
9 5.0

A confused, disorganized situation where things are not in order

is more general for disorder rather than only specific situations
in a mess
vsmuss
9 1.6

Something that is untidy and not in order

is the single-word noun used to name that state
messiness
vsmuss
4 1.6

A situation when things are untidy and hard to find

is the noun for the disorderly condition rather than the quality
muddlement
vsmuss
7.9

A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy

is a shorter, broader noun for the same confused state
mussiness
vsmuss
5.7

A state of being messy and untidy

is the broader label for disorder without stressing the quality

Antonyms

1.0

The arrangement of things in a neat sequence

7 1.0

Being tidy and having things in order

How Messy

chaos
438 3.1
muss
6 8.5
disarray
24 4.8
untidiness
1 2.5

Surface Forms

muss singular
musses plural

Etymology

Muss as a noun comes from the same idea of things being 'mushed' together; a helpful way to remember it is to picture a room or hair that is squashed and messy, so a muss is a 'mess' or state of disorder.