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suspense
noun as in anticipation
Example Sentences
But his chronicle of that heist expands into a saga of psychological suspense spanning nearly two decades and following half a dozen characters whose lives are twisted into grotesque shapes by their addictive compulsions.
Now the suspense shifts to the Federal Open Market Committee’s December meeting, and whether policymakers will cut again, or hit pause.
The backward-forward structure creates entwined tracks of suspense between the outcome of the Andrew relationship and the expected ramifications of what’s assumed to be a revealing letter.
Still, it’s impossible to jump-start any suspense when the couple’s all-powerful GPS knows best.
One of the toughest items to track down was the Oscar awarded to editor Verna Fields, whose taut cutting built the film’s suspense.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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