Synonyms for Suspenseful

Synonyms for "suspenseful" (116 found)

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Closest matches (24)

agitated agitating all-overish anxiousanxioused upapprehensiveat issuebothered breathtaking chargedcliff hangingcliff-hanging concerned conditional conditioned contingent dependent depending disquieted disquieting

Adjective(2 words)

captivating cliff-hanging

Noun(2 words)

cliffhangercloak and dagger

Strong matches (34)

distracting disturbed disturbing electric electrical erwhelming exciting exhilarating fearful foreboding galvanic heady heart-expanding heart-stirring heart-swelling heart-thrilling impressivein a puckerin a stewin question

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in suspensein the balanceinflammatory intoxicating jarring jolting maddeningmind blowingmind-blowing misgiving

Adjective(4 words)

engaging exciting grippingheightened narrative tension

Related words (58)

moving nervouson tenterhooksopen overanxious overapprehensive overcoming overmastering overpowering overwhelming pendent pending perturbed perturbing piquant provocative provoking ravishing solicitoussoul stirring

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Adjective(9 words)

nail-bitingominous tonesuspensivesustained suspensetensetense atmospherethrillful thrillingthrilling event

Noun(1 words)

narrative tension

Verb(1 words)

tantalized

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

4 entries

descriptive termmood descriptornarrative deviceteaching strategy

More specific

4 entries

cliffhanger endingcliffhanger momentmystery setupnail-biting moment

Collocations

6 entries

cliffhanger endingnail-biting momentsuspenseful momentsuspenseful scenesuspenseful storytense atmosphere

Inflections

2 entries

more suspensefulmost suspenseful

Derivations

2 entries

suspensefully suspensefulness

similar

1 entries

tense

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

William found chapter five to be the most suspenseful part of the novel.

Source: tatoeba (11620675)

Gustavo was captivated by the suspenseful movie.

Source: tatoeba (11766771)

This is a very suspenseful story.

Source: tatoeba (13714316)

The television movie was so suspenseful that I leaped in the air and screamed when the doorbell rang.

Source: wiktionary

Suspenseful