Don't keep me in suspense!
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Suspense
//səˈspɛns//
Synonyms for "suspense" (126 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (37)
Related words (63)
indeterminismindifferenceindolenceinertiainertnessinquietudeinsecurityirresolutionlanguorlatencylotus-eatingluckmalaisemisgivingmoratoriumnervous strainnervous tensionnervousnessoveranxietypassiveness
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passivitypendencypendulositypendulousnesspensilenesspensilityperturbationpessimismpins and needlespuckerrandomnesssolicitudestagnancystagnationstasisstewstrainsuspensefulnesssuspensiontensiontorportroubleunaccountabilityuncertainnessuncertaintyuncertainty principleundecidednessundeterminednessuneasinessunforeseeablenessunpredictabilityunprovabilityunquietnessunsurenessunverifiabilityupsetvacillationvegetationvexationvis inertiaewaitingwhimsicalityzeal
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More general
11 entriesat location
1 entriesderived
3 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
16 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 17 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- إِيقَاف noun (condition of being suspended)
- تَشْوِيق noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- تَوْقِيف noun (condition of being suspended)
Bulgarian
4 entries- временно прекратяване noun (condition of being suspended)
- напрегнатост noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- неизвестност noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
- несигурност noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 悬疑 noun (condition of being suspended)
Finnish
3 entries- jännitys noun (condition of being suspended)
- jännitys noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- jännitys noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
French
4 entries- angoisse noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
- anxiété noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
- appréhension noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
- suspense noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
Galician
2 entries- suspense noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- suspense noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
German
4 entries- Anspannung noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
- Hängen noun (condition of being suspended)
- Spannung noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- Spannung noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
Italian
1 entries- trepidazione noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
Malay
2 entries- saspens noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- saspens noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
Māori
4 entries- poho tārewa noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- pohopā noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- tokopaha noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
- tokopā noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
Occitan
3 entries- suspens noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- suspension noun (condition of being suspended)
- ànsia noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
Polish
2 entries- suspens noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- suspensja noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
Russian
3 entries- напряже́ние noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- напряжённое ожида́ние noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- саспе́нс noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
Spanish
4 entries- angustia noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
- suspense noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- suspense noun (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension)
- suspensión noun (condition of being suspended)
Swahili
1 entries- taharuki noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
Tagalog
1 entries- pagkaalip-ip noun (condition of being suspended)
Ukrainian
2 entries- напруга noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
- саспе́нс noun (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The suspense is killing me!
Source: tatoeba (1226723)
Suspense is the very stuff of narrative.
Source: tatoeba (2834351)
Readers had been waiting in suspense for at least three months before they got an answer.
Source: tatoeba (3362296)
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