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Definitions

suspense

[suh-spens] / səˈspɛns /
NOUN
anticipation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxiety apprehension confusion doubt insecurity tension thriller uncertainty
STRONG
chiller dilemma eagerness expectancy expectation grabber hesitancy hesitation impatience indecision indecisiveness irresolution perplexity potboiler wavering
WEAK
cliff-hanger cloak-and-dagger page-turner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calmness certainty composure ease peace
WEAK
knowledge

Example Sentences

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While suspense about best picture doesn't happen every year, what is truly unusual this time is the amount of uncertainty surrounding the acting prizes.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

EFL chief executive Trevor Birch said the play-offs have become a "highlight of the domestic football calendar, capturing the drama, suspense and jeopardy that make the EFL so special".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Is it why markets are rocking, why oil shipments are cut back from the Strait of Hormuz, why the world hangs on tenterhooks of suspense over what happens next?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

If “One of Us” is an entertaining family saga of privilege and comeuppance, it is also a consummate novel of suspense in which revelations detonate with lethal accuracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The suspense made Riccio jump up out of his seat.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke