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cliff-hanger

NOUN

fiction

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best seller book drama fable fantasy imagination legend myth narrative novel tale yarn

STRONG

anecdote clothesline concoction crock fabrication falsehood fancy fib hooey improvisation invention lie misrepresentation potboiler prevarication romance smoke untruth whopper

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figment of imagination fish story storytelling tall story terminological inexactitude work of imagination

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nonfiction reality truth

NOUN

novel

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fiction narrative novella paperback prose story tale yarn

STRONG

novelette potboiler romance

WEAK

best-seller

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nonfiction truth

NOUN

problem

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STRONG

bugaboo conundrum enigma example grabber illustration intricacy mystery poser puzzler query riddle stickler stumper teaser twister

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brainteaser mind-boggler sixty-four thousand dollar question

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WEAK

good situation solution

NOUN

suspense

Synonyms

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anxiety apprehension confusion doubt insecurity tension thriller uncertainty

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chiller dilemma eagerness expectancy expectation grabber hesitancy hesitation impatience indecision indecisiveness irresolution perplexity potboiler wavering

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cloak-and-dagger page-turner

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calmness certainty composure ease peace

WEAK

knowledge

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It “may be a desperately unfulfilling cliff-hanger of a night,” Levinson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“This season left off on a cliff-hanger halfway through, unexpectedly,” she said.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Discovery looks like it may have a cliff-hanger ending after all.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The latest episode of Gavin and Stacey, which aired on Christmas Day in 2019, ended on a cliff-hanger after Nessa got down on one knee to propose to Smithy at Barry Island.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

I thought it would be a good cliff-hanger, but maybe my pen pal doesn’t agree.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

cliff-hanger

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