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单词 in suspense
释义
(phrase) 
`Go on, don't leave us in suspense,' Dennis said.
Synonyms
on tenterhooks
anxious
She admitted she was still anxious about the situation.
on edge
Ever since their arrival she had felt on edge.
keyed up
I wasn't able to sleep that night, I was so keyed up.
in an agony of doubt
with bated breath
See suspense

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anxious
Definition
causing anxiety
She admitted she was still anxious about the situation.
Synonyms
uneasy,
concerned,
worried,
troubled,
upset,
careful,
wired (slang),
nervous,
disturbed,
distressed,
uncomfortable,
tense,
fearful,
unsettled,
restless,
agitated,
taut,
disquieted,
apprehensive,
edgy,
watchful,
jittery (informal),
perturbed,
on edge,
ill at ease,
twitchy (informal),
solicitous,
overwrought,
fretful,
on tenterhooks,
in suspense,
hot and bothered,
unquiet (literary),
like a fish out of water,
antsy (informal),
angsty,
on pins and needles,
discomposed
in the sense of keyed up
Definition
very excited or nervous
I wasn't able to sleep that night, I was so keyed up.
Synonyms
nervous,
strained,
anxious,
tense,
under pressure,
restless,
wound up (informal),
hyper (informal),
apprehensive,
edgy,
jittery (informal),
wired (slang),
uptight (informal),
on edge,
jumpy,
twitchy (informal),
overwrought,
strung up (informal),
on tenterhooks,
fidgety,
antsy (informal),
wrought up,
adrenalized
in the sense of on edge
Definition
nervous and irritable
Ever since their arrival she had felt on edge.
Synonyms
tense,
excited,
wired (slang),
nervous,
eager,
impatient,
irritable,
apprehensive,
edgy,
uptight (informal),
ill at ease,
twitchy (informal),
tetchy,
on tenterhooks,
keyed up,
antsy (informal),
adrenalized

Nearby words of
in suspense

  • in strength
  • in succession
  • in sum
  • in suspense
  • in tatters
  • in tears
  • in terms of

Synonyms of 'in suspense'

in suspense

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